146th Air Refueling Squadron

The 146th Air Refueling Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard. It is stationed at Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania.

Overview

The squadron flies the KC-135T Stratotanker and deploys where needed on a worldwide basis.

History

Activated on 1 October 1942 at RAF Duxford, England as the 345th Fighter Squadron. Initially assigned to VIII Fighter Command, reassigned to Twelfth Air Force and engaged in combat in the North African Campaign and later based in Italy as part of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO). Engaged in combat during Sicilian and Italian Campaigns, also flew combat missions from Sardinia and in the Rhone Valley of France, 1944. Inactivated November 1945 and allocated to Pennsylvania Air National Guard, 1946, being re-designated 146th Fighter Squadron.

Assigned to 112th Fighter Group at Pittsburgh Airport and operationally gained by Air Defense Command, 1947-1975. Flew variety of interceptors and participated in ADC exercises and training. 112th FG reassigned to Tactical Air Command, 1975, re-equipped with A-7D Corsair II ground support aircraft. Re-designated 146th Air Refueling Squadron, 1991 and re-equipped with KC-135 Stratotankers.

112th FG inactivated 1993, squadron reassigned to 171st Air Refueling Wing, remaining at Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station.

Lineage

• 146th Fighter Squadron, 1947–1952
• 146th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 1952–1955
• 146th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1955–1975
• 146th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1975–1991
• 146th Air Refueling Squadron, 1991–Present

Assignments

• 112th Air Refueling Group (last designation), 1947–1991
• 171st Air Refueling Wing, 1993–Present

Aircraft

• A-26 Invader, 1947–1949
• F-51 Mustang, 1949–1955
• F-84 Thunderjet, 1951–1955
• F-94 Starfire, 1953
• F-102 Delta Dagger, 1955–1975
• A-7D Corsair II, 1975–1991
• KC-135 Stratotanker, 1991–Present

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References

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

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