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349th Air Refueling Squadron
349th Air Refueling Squadron Patch
Active	1 June 1942 - 1 December 1945 29 May 1947 - 27 June 1949 1 January 1956 - 1 June 1992 1 January 1994 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Aerial refueling
Part of	Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force 22d Air Refueling Wing 22d Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	McConnell Air Force Base
Decorations	DCU AFOUA w/ V Device FCdG w/ Palm

The 349th Air Refueling Squadron (349 ARS) is part of the 22d Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. It operates the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions.

Contents 1 Mission 2 History 2.1 Operations[1] 2.2 Lineage[1] 3 Assignments[1] 4 Bases stationed[1] 5 Aircraft Operated[1] 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Bibliography 7 See also

Mission

History

The 349th flew combat mission in the European Theater of Operations from, 25 June 1943–20 April 1945. It conducted bombardment training from, 1956–1966 and worldwide strategic reconnaissance from, 1966–1976. The squadron flew air refueling in support of the SR-71 Blackbird from, 1976–1990 and provided cargo and air refueling support to combat units in Southwest Asia from, August 1990–March 1991. ¹

Operations¹

• World War II
• Operation Desert Storm

Lineage¹

• 349th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1942 - 1943)
• 349th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943 - 1947)
• 349th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy (1947 - 1955)
• 349th Bombardment Squadron, Medium (1955 - 1966)
• 349th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1966 - 1976)
• 349th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1976 - 1991)
• 349th Air Refueling Squadron (1991 - Present)

Assignments¹

• 100th Bombardment Group (1942 - 1945, 1947 - 1949)
• 100th Air Refueling Wing (1956 - 1983)
• 9th Reconnaissance Wing (1983 - 1992)
• 22d Air Refueling Wing (1994 - Present)

Bases stationed¹

Orlando Air Base, Florida (1942) Barksdale Field, Louisiana (1942) Pendleton Field, Oregon (1942) Gowen Field, Idaho (1942) Walla Walla, Washington (1942) Wendover Field, Utah (1942 - 1943) Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa (1943) Kearney Army Airfield, Nebraska (1943)

RAF Thorpe Abbotts, England (1943 - 1945) Camp Kilmer, New Jersey (1945) Miami Army Air Field, Florida (1947 - 1949) Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire (1956 - 1966) Deployed: RAF Brize Norton, England (4 January - c. 1 April 1958) Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona (1966 - 1976) Beale Air Force Base, California (1976 - 1992) McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas (1994 - Present)

Aircraft Operated¹

• B-17 Flying Fortress (1942 - 1945)
• AT-6 Texan (1947 - 1949)
• AT-7 Navigator (1947 - 1949)
• AT-11 Kansan (1947 - 1949)
• B-47 Stratojet (1956 - 1966)
• U/WU-2 (1966 - 1976)
• KC-135 Stratotanker (1976 - 1992, 1994 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• AFHRA 349th Air Refueling Squadron History

See also

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