310th Air Refueling Squadron

310th Air Refueling Squadron

Emblem of the 310th Air Refueling Squadron
Active 1943-1944; 1952-1995
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Motto(s) When - Where - How Much

The 310th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 30 September 1995.

The squadron performed air refueling in support of USAF operations on a worldwide basis, flying the KC-97 and KC-135 Stratotanker.

Lineage

610th Bombardment Squadron

  • Constituted as the 610th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 15 February 1943
Activated on 1 March 1943
  • Disbanded on 10 April 1944[1]
  • Reconstituted on 19 September 1985 and consolidated with the 310th Air Refueling Squadron as the 310th Air Refueling Squadron[2]

310th Air Refueling Squadron

  • Constituted as the 310th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium on 20 August 1952
Activated on 8 October 1952
Redesignated 310th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy on 1 November 1963
Redesignated 310th Air Refueling Squadron on 1 September 1991
  • Inactivated on 1 October 1994

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 683. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
  2. Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 Sep 85, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons
  3. Stations from 1943 to 1944 in Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 683
  4. Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 482. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.

Bibliography

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