The 19th Air Refueling Squadron (19 ARS) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. At the time of its inactivation, it was based at Otis Air Force Base. On 19 Sep 1985 the 19th Air Refueling Squadron,(Medium), was consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron, a unit that was last active 31 Mar 1944. This action was directed by Department of the Air Force Letter DAF/MPM 662q Attachment 2 (Inactive Units), 19 Sep 1985. The Consolidated Unit will retain the Designation of 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy".

History

Operations

* World War II

Lineage

; 19th Ferrying Squadron * Constituted as the 19th Air Corps Ferry Squadron on 18 February 1942 : Activated on 4 June 1942 : Redesignated 19th Ferrying Squadron c. 12 May 1943 : Disbanded on 31 March 1944Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 September 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons * Consolidated with the 19th Air Refueling Squadron on 19 September 1985 as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy ; 19th Air Refueling Squadron * Constituted as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium in 1956 : Activated on 1 February 1956 : Inactivated on 25 June 1966 * Consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron on 19 September 1985 as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy

Assignments

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, 4 June 1942 – 31 March 1944 *

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, 1 February 1956 (attached to

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until 30 June 1956) *

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, 1 April 1960 *

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, April 1961 *

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, 1 February 1963 *

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, 15 June 1963 *

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, 1 July 1964 – 25 June 1966

Stations

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, Michigan, 4 June 1942 – 31 March 1944 * Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, 1 February 1956Mueller, p. 356 (deployed to Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco 1957; Lajes Air Base, Azores Islands, Portugal 1958) * Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1 April 1960 – 25 June 1966 (deployed to RAF Brize Norton, England, 1963; RAF Fairford, England, 1963; Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, 1962-1963)

Aircraft

* Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter (1956–1966)

References

Notes

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Bibliography

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External links

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