SAC B-47 Bomb Wings
Locations
and Dates of Assignments
Used
by permission from "Boeing's
Brilliant Bomber, The B-47 Stratojet", by Jan Tegler, McGraw-Hill, July 2000.
Note 1: This book did not include the Strategic Reconnaissance Wings (SRW) they are at the end of this list
Note 2: For more information on SAC and AF Wings look at: Strategic-Air-Command.Com
Note 3: In case of typos and or errors, the following information will be corrected or updated when information is found to be substantially correct.
SAC
B-47 Bomb Wings were divided among the 2nd, 8th, and 15th Air Forces. Throughout their
history several of the units were transferred not only from location to location but
between the three Air Forces. The following is a list of B-47 equipped Bomb Wings and the
squadrons that comprised them, their locations, commands and dates of assignment.
Wing
Squadrons
Location
Dates of Assignment
2nd
BW (2nd AF)
20th BS
Hunter AFB, GA
Nov. 25, 1953-Apr. 1, 1963
49th BS
(transitioned to B-52s)
96th BS
429th BS
9th BW (15th AF)
1st BS
Mtn. Home AFB, ID v. 1,
1952-Mar. 15, 1963
5th BS
(converted to SR-71)
99th BS
658th BS
19th BW (2nd AF)
28th BS
Pinecastle AFB,
FL
June 11, 1954-Jan. 1, 1961
30th BS
(transferred to
Homestead
(transitioned to
B-52s)
93rd BS
AFB, FL, July 1956)
658th BS
22nd BW (15th AF)
2nd BS
March AFB,
CA
Nov. 1, 1952-Mar. 15, 1963
19th BS
(transitioned to B-52s)
33rd BS
408th BS
40th BW (2nd AF)
25th BS Smoky
Hill AFB, KS
May 28,
1952-Sept. 1954
44th BS
(renamed
Schilling AFB
(transferred to
2nd AF)
45th BS Jan.
1957)
660th BS
(15th AF)
Sept. 1954-June 20, 1960
(2nd AF)
Forbes AFB, KS
June 20, 1960-Sept. 1, 1964
(deactivated)
43rd
BW (15th AF) 63rd BS
Davis-Monthan
AFB, AZ Sept. 25,
1953-Mar. 15, 1960
64th BS
(converted to B-58)
65th BS
408th BS
44th
BW (2nd AF) 66th BS Lake Charles AFB, LA Apr. 25, 1953-June 15,
1960
67th BS
renamed Chenault
AFB)
(deactivated—became
68th BS
44th SMW)
506th BS
68th
BW (2nd AF) 51st BS Lake Charles AFB, LA Oct. 25, 1953-Apr. 15,
1963
52nd BS
(renamed
Chenault AFB)
(transferred to
8th AF)
656th BS
657th BS
93rd
BW (15th AF) 328th BS Castle AFB, CA
Apr. 15, 1954-Feb. 1, 1955
329th BS (SAC
Training Wing)
(transitioned
to B-52s)
330th BS
96th BW (2nd AF) 337th
BS Altus AFB, OK
Nov. 18, 1953-Sept. 3, 1957
338th BS
(transferred to 15th AF)
339th BS
413rd BS
(15th AF)
Dyess AFB, TX
Sept. 4, 1957-Mar. 15, 1963
(transitioned to B-52s)
97th
BW (15th AF) 340th BS Biggs AFB, TX
Apr. 1, 1955-Oct. 1, 1959
341st BS
( transitioned to B- 52s )
342nd BS
98th
BW (15th AF) 343rd BS Lincoln AFB, NE
Oct. 15, 1954-Dec. 31, 1958
344th BS
(transferred to 2nd AF)
345th BS
415th BS
(2nd AF)
Lincoln AFB, NE
Dec. 31, 1958-June 25, 1966
(redesignated 98th
(deactivated)
SAW, Feb. 1, 1964)
100th
BW
349th BS
Portsmouth AFB,
NH
Jan. 1,
1956-June 25, 1966
350th BS
(renamed Pease
AFB
(transitioned
to B-52s)
351st BS in
1957)
418th BS
301st
BW (2nd AF) 32nd BS
Barksdale AFB,
LA
June 2O,
1953-April 15, 1958
352nd BS
(transferred to 8th AF)
353rd BS
419th BS
(8th AF)
Lockbourne AFB, OH
Apr. 15,
1958-June 15, 1964
(transitloned to KC-135)
303rd
BW (15th AF)
358th BS Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Jan. 2O, 1953-June 15,
1964
359th BS
(deactivated)
360th BS
427th BS
305th
BW (15th AF)
364th BS MacDill AFB, FL April 15,
1952-Feb. 16, 1961
365th BS
(transferred to 2nd AF)
366th BS
422nd BS
(2nd AF)
Bunker Hlil AFB, IN
Feb. 1961-Apr. 1, 1963
(converted to B-58)
306th
BW (2nd AF) 367th BS MacDill AFB, FL
April 2, 1951-Jan. 1, 1959
368th BS
(deactivated—became
369th BS
306th SW)
423rd BS
MacDIII AFB, FL
Jan. 1, 1959-Apr. 1, 1963
( transitioned to B- 52s )
307th
BW (8th AF)
370th BS Lincoln AFB, NE
Nov.8, 1954-Dec.31, 1958 -
371st BS
(transferred to 2nd AF)
372nd BS
424th BS
(2nd AF)
Lincoln AFB, NE
Dec. 31, 1959-June 25, 1965
(deactivated)
308th
BW (2nd AF) 373rd BS Hunter AFB, GA
Sept. 25, 19S2-June 25, t96 L
374th BS
(transfened to Plattsburgh AFB,
375th BS
NY, July 15, 1959)
425th BS
(deactivated)
310th
BW (2nd AF) 379th BS Smoky Hill AFB, KS
May
10, 1954-Dec. 31, 1958
380th BS
(renamed
Schilling AFB)
(transferred to
15th AF)
381st BS
428th BS
(15th AF)
Schilling AFB, KS
Dec. 31, 1958-Feb. 25, 1965
320th
BW (15th AF)
441st BS March AFB, CA
July 23,
1953-Sept. 15, 1960
442nd BS
443rd BS
444th BS
321st
BW (2nd AF) 445th BS
Pinecastle AFB,
FL
Dec. 15, 1953-Jan. 1, 1959
446th BS
(renamed McCoy
AFB)
(transferred to
8th AF)
447th BS
448th BS
(8th AF)
Pinecastle AFB, FL
Jan. 1, 1959-Oct. 25, 1961
340th
BW (15th AF)
486th BS
Whiteman AFB, MO
Aug. 8, 1953-Dec. 31, 1958
487th BS
(transferred to 2nd AF)
488th BS
489th BS
(2nd AF)
Whiteman AFB, MO
Dec. 31, 1958-Sept. 1, 1963
(transitioned to B-52s)
341st
BW (15th AF)
10th BS Dyess AFB, TX
Sept. 1, 1955-June 25, 1961
12th BS
(deactivated—became
440th BS
341st SMW)
491st BS
376th
BW (2nd AF) 512th BS
Barksdale AFB,
LA
Feb. 23, 1954-Nov. 14, 1957
513th BS
(transferred to 8th AF)
514th BS
515th BS
(8th AF)
Lockbourne AFB, OH
Nov. 15,
1957-Mar. 15, 1965
(deactivated—became 376th SW)
379th
BW (2nd AF) 524th BS
Homestead AFB,
FL
Nov. 1, 1955-Jan. 1, 1959
525th BS
(transitioned to B-52s)
526th BS
527th BS
380th
BW (2nd AF) 528th BS
Plattsburgh AFB,
NY
July
1, 1955-June 25, 1965
529th BS
(designated
380th SAW
(transitioned to
B-52s)
530th BS Sept.
15, 1964)
531st BS
384th
BW (2nd AF) 544th BS Little Rock AFB, AR
Aug. 1, 1955-April 2, 1966
545th BS
(deactivated)
546th BS
547th BS
509th
BW (15th AF)
393rd BS Walker AFB, NM
July 1, 1955-June 30, 1958
661st BS
(transferred to 8th AF)
715th BS
830th BS
(8th
AF)
Pease AFB, NH
July 1, 1958-April 2, 1966
(transitioned to B-52s)
Note;
Currently at Whiteman AFB, MO.
(transitioned to B-2s)
SAC B-47 Combat Crew Training Wings
4347th
CCTW
4347th TS Wichita AFB,
KS
July 1, 1958-June 15, 1963
(2nd
AF)
4348th TS
(renamed
McConnell AFB)
4349th TS
4350th TS
SAC B-47 Strategic Reconnaissance Wings
26th SRW
Lockbourne AFB OH
3rd SRS
4th SRS
10th SRS
321st ARS
55th SRW
Forbes AFB, KS
38th SRS
338th SRS
343rd SRS
55th ARS
70th SRW Little Rock AFB, AR
Established on March 23, 1953 and activated January 24, 1955. It was Initially deployed at Lockbourne AFB, OH - On October 19, 1955, it moved to it's new home, Little Rock, AFB, Arkansas and began flying strategic reconnaissance missions using RB-47 Stratojets and KC-97s
6th SRS
26th SRS
61st SRS
70th ARS
902nd ARS
90th SRW
319th SRS Forbes AFB, KS
July, 1952 - May 1, 1960
(15th AF) 320th SRS (Mar 1, 1954 Transitioned to RB-47E)
321st SRS (May 1, 1960 90th SRW was retired)
90th ARS May 1, 1958 May 1, 1960
91st SRW
322nd SRS Lockbourne AFB
OH
July 6, 1950 - Nov 8, 1957
323rd SRS R/RB-45,1950-53 B-47 1953 YRB-47,1953-54
324th SRS RB-47E, 1953-57 Inactivated Nov. 8,1957
91st ARS