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 or at the following URL http://www.strategic-air-command.com/wings/combat_wings.htm 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 Squadron LocationDates of Assignment 2nd BW (2nd AF) 20th BS Hunter AFB, GA Nov. 25, 1953-Apr. 1, 1963 49th BS 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 BSPinecastle AFB,FLJune 11, 1954-Jan. 1, 1961 30th BS(transferred tohomestead(transitioned tob-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 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) 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
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 351st BS in 1957) 418th BS 301st BW (2nd AF) 32nd BSBarksdale 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 369th BS (deactivated became 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 341st BW (15th AF) 10th BS Dyess AFB, TX Sept. 1, 1955-June 25, 1961 12th BS 440th BS (deactivated became 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 526th BS 527th BS 380th BW (2nd AF) 528th BS Plattsburgh AFB, NY July 1, 1955-June 25, 1965 529th BS (designated 380th SAW 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) 343rd 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 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 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