132d Air Refueling Squadron

132d Air Refueling Squadron

132d Air Refueling Squadron Emblem
Active 19??-Present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Squadron
Role Air Refueling
Part of Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
Garrison/HQ Portland International Airport
Nickname Maineiacs

The 132d Air Refueling Squadron flies the KC-135R Stratotanker. It is a unit of the Maine Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 101st Air Refueling Wing.

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History

Lineage

Activated on 2 Mar 1942
Re-designated: 382d Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 Ju1 1942
Re-designated: 528th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 30 Sep 1943
Re-designated: 528th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944
Inactivated on 6 Jan 1946
Received federal recognition and activated, 4 February 1947
Re-designated: 132d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1950
Federalized and placed on active duty, 10 February 1951
Re-designated: 132d Fighter Squadron (Jet), 10 February 1951
Released from active duty and returned to Maine state control, 1 November 1952
Re-designated: 132d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1952
Re-designated: 132d Air Refueling Squadron, 1976-Present

Assignments

101st Fighter Group (ADC), 4 February 1947
101st Fighter Group (ConAC), 1 December 1948
101st Fighter Group (ADC), 1 January 1951
Federalized and placed on active duty under Air Defense Command, 10 February 1951
101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 10 February 1951
4711th Defense Wing, 7 February 1952
Released from active duty and returned to Maine state control, 1 November 1952
101st Fighter Group (ADC), 1 November 1952
101st Air Defense Wing (ADC), 1966
101st Air Refueling Wing (SAC), 1976
101st Air Refueling Wing (AMC), 1 June 1992-Present

Stations

Detachments operated from Hanchung, China, and Liangshan, China, Sep iw4-Jan 1945
Detachments operated from Hsian, China, beginning 15 Feb 1945

Aircraft

References

United States Air Force portal
Military of the United States portal
World War II portal

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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