659th Bombardment Squadron

659th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1958-1961
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

The 659th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Robins AFB, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 July 1961.

History

The squadron was activated in 1958 as a result of Strategic Air Command phasing out the B-47, and additional squadrons were activated as part of the consolation of Stratojet wings, and the replacement of the B-47 by B-52 Stratofortresses. The squadron was inactivated on 1 July 1961 as part of the drawdown of the USAF B-47 force.

The squadron was assigned to 19th Bombardment Wing from 1 November 1958 to 1 July 1961 and was stationed at Homestead AFB, Florida for the period during which it operated the Boeing B-47 Stratojet

References

Notes

Bibliography

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

Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5

Strategic Air Command (SAC)

Bases

Active
(MAJCOM)

CONUS	Altus (AETC) • Andersen (PACAF) • Andrews (AMC) • Barksdale (ACC) • Beale (ACC) • Bolling (AFDW) • Cannon (AFSOC) • Columbus (AETC) • Davis-Monthan (ACC) • Dyess (ACC) • Eielson (PACAF) • Ellsworth (ACC) • Eglin (AFMC) • F. E. Warren (AFSPC) • Fairchild (AMC) • Forbes (ANG) • Grand Forks (AMC) • Grissom (AFRC) • Homestead (AFRC) • Lincoln (ANG) • Little Rock (AETC) • MacDill (AMC) • Malmstrom (AFSPC) • March (AFRC) • McChord (AMC) • McConnell (AMC) • McGuire (AMC) • Minot (ACC) • Mountain Home (ACC) • Nellis (ACC) • Offutt (ACC) • Patrick (AFSPC) • Pease (ANG) • Rickenbacker (ANG) • Robins (AFMC) • Seymour Johnson (ACC) • Sheppard (AETC) • Selfridge (ANG) • Travis (AMC) • Vandenburg (AFSPC) • Westover (AFRC) • Whiteman (ACC) • Wright-Patterson (AFMC)

Overseas	RAF Alconbury (USAFE) • Diego Garcia (RAF) • Kadena (PACAF) • RAF Fairford (USAFE) • RAF Lakenheath (USAFE) • RAF Mildenhall (USAFE) • Thule (AFSPC)

Inactive

CONUS	Amarillo • Bergstrom • Biggs • Bong (unbuilt) • Calumet Air Force Base • Carswell • Castle • Chennault • Clinton-Sherman • Dow • Eaker • Glasgow • Grand Island (AAF) • Griffiss • Hunter • K. I. Sawyer • Kearney • Kincheloe • Larson • Loring • Lowry • Mather • McCoy • Plattsburgh • Presque Isle • Ramey • Shilling • Stead • Turner • Walker • Wurtsmith

Overseas	RAF Bassingbourn • Ben Guerir • Boulhaut • RAF Brize Norton • RAF Bruntingthorpe • RAF Burtonwood • RAF Chelveston • RAF Greenham Common • Goose Bay • Ernest Harmon • RAF High Wycombe • RAF Upper Heyford • Torrejón • RAF Manston • Morón • Nouasseur • RAF Scampton • RAF Sculthorpe • Sidi Slimane • RAF South Ruislip • U-Tapao • RAF Waddington • RAF Woodbridge • RAF Wyton • Zaragoza

Units

Air Forces

Second Air Force • Eighth Air Force • Fifteenth Air Force • Sixteenth Air Force • Twentieth Air Force

Divisions

Air	3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 12th • 14th • 17th • 19th • 21st • 36th • 40th • 42d • 45th • 47th • 57th • 100th • 311th • 801st • 802d • 806th • 817th • 822d • 823d • 4310th

Strategic Aerospace	1st • 18th • 22d • 810th • 813th • 816th • 818th • 819th • 820th • 821st • 825th

Strategic Missile	13th

Wings

Bombardment

2d • 5th • 7th • 9th • 17th • 19th • 22nd • 28th • 39th • 42d • 43rd • 68th • 70th • 72d • 92nd • 93d • 96th • 97th • 99th • 303d • 319th • 320th • 340th • 379th • 380th • 397th • 410th • 416th • 449th • 450th • 454th • 456th • 461st • 465th • 484th • 494th • 509th

Fighter

1st • 4th • 12th • 27th • 31st • 33d • 56th • 71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter) • 82d • 407th • 506th • 508th

Missile

44th • 90th • 91st • 308th • 321st • 341st • 351st • 381st • 389th • 390th • 392d • 451st • 455th • 526th • 702d • 703d • 704th • 705th

Reconnaissance

6th Strategic Reconnaissance • 26th Strategic Reconnaissance • 55th Strategic Reconnaissance • 544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical

Refueling

11th • 100th • 301st • 305th • 384th • 452d • 497th • 499th • 500th

Strategic

Aerospace	310th • 385th • 462d

AFCON	95th • 98th • 306th • 307th • 376th

MAJCOM	3918th • 3920th • 3960th • 3970th • 3973d • 4026th • 4038th • 4039th • 4042d • 4043d • 4047th • 4080th • 4081st • 4082d • 4083d • 4123d • 4126th • 4128th • 4130th • 4133d • 4134th • 4135th • 4136th • 4137th • 4138th • 4141st • 4157th • 4158th • 4170th • 4228th • 4238th • 4239th • 4241st • 4245th • 4252nd • 4258th • 4321st

Support

40th

USAAF
Groups
*=Initial Assigned
Unit Upon SAC's
Activation

Bombardment	2d (7/47) • 7th (10/46) • 28th (8/46) • 40th (3/46) • 43rd (10/46) • 44th (3/46) • 92nd (10/46) • 93d (3/46) • 97th (8/46) • 98th (7/47) • 301st (8/46) • 307th (8/46) • 444th (3/46) • 448th (3/46) • 449th (3/46) • 467th (3/46) • 485th (3/46) • 498th (3/46) • 509th Composite (3/46)

Fighter	27th (6/47) • 55th (2/47)

Reconnaissance	91st Strategic Reconnaissance (1/47)

Major
weapon
systems

Bombers	B-1B • B-2 • B-17 • B-26 • B-29 • B-36 • B-45 • B-47 • B-50 • B-52 • B-57 • B-58 • FB-111

Command & Control	DC-130 • E-4 • EC-135 • RC-135

Fighters	F-51 • F-82 • F-84 • F-86 • F-102 • F-111

Missiles	ADM-20 • AGM-28 • AGM-69 • AGM-84 • AGM-86 • AGM-129 • HGM-16 • LGM-30A/B • LGM-30F • LGM-30G • LGM-118A • SM-62 • PGM-17A • PGM-19A

Reconnaissance	SR-71 • TR-1 • U-2

Tankers	KB-29 • KB-50 • KC-10 • KC-97 • HC-130 • KC-130 • KC-135

Transport	C-45 • C-47 • C-54 • C-82 • C-97 • C-118 • C-119 • C-124 • C-131 • C-135

Commanders

Kenney • Lemay • Power • Ryan • Nazzaro • Holloway • Meyer • Dougherty • Ellis • Davis • Welch • Chain • Butler

Emblems

Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery (On Wikimedia Commons)

659th Bombardment Squadron

History

See also

References