The 328th Air Refueling Squadron is an

Air Force Reserve Command The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...

unit of the 914th Air Refueling Wing at Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara, New York. It operates

KC-135R Stratotanker The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...

aircraft refueling

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aircraft worldwide.

History

World War II

Constituted as 3 Combat Cargo Squadron on 11 April 1944. Activated on 15 April 1944 at Bowman Field, KY with

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transports. The 328th transported personnel and supplies, primarily to forward areas, and evacuated casualties in the

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from 16 September 1944 to 11 November 1945. Redesignated as 328 Troop Carrier Squadron on 29 Sep 1945. Inactivated on 20 Dec 1945. Redesignated as 328 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 4 August 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 2 September 1949, with

C-46 The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a low-wing, twin-engine aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurized high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name "Condor III" but the Commando name was in use by early 1942 in company p ...

aircraft at Reading Municipal Airport, PA. Ordered to Active Service on 15 March 1951, at New Castle County Airport, DE, 1 May 1950 – 1 April 1951 . Inactivated on 1 April 1951. Activated in the Reserve on 14 June 1952, at New Castle County Aprt, DE. Move to Paine AFB on 16 Nov 1957, WA. Ordered to Active Service on 28 Oct 1962. Relieved from Active Duty on 28 Nov 1962. Redesignated as: 328 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1967; convert to [C- 130 aircraft in 1971. Redesignated 328 Airlift Squadron on 1 February 1992; 328 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 June 2017. Niagara Falls Municipal Airport (later, Niagara Falls Intl Airport; Niagara Falls IAP-ARS), NY, 25 March 1958-. Currently operating KC-135R tanker aircraft.

Operations

*World War II *Vietnam War *Operation Desert Storm *Operation Provide Promise *Operation Allied Force * Operation Joint Guard *Operation Enduring Freedom *Operation Iraqi Freedom

Lineage

* Constituted as the 3d Combat Cargo Squadron on 11 April 1944 : Activated on 15 April 1944 : Redesignated 328th Troop Carrier Squadron on 29 September 1945 : Inactivated on 20 December 1945 * Redesignated 328th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 4 August 1949 : Activated in the reserve on 2 September 1949 : Ordered to active service on 15 March 1951 : Inactivated on 1 April 1951 * Activated in the reserve on 14 June 1952 : Ordered to active service on 28 October 1962 : Relieved from active service on 28 November 1962 : Redesignated 328th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1967 : Redesignated 328th Airlift Squadron on 1 February 1992 : Redesignated 328th Air Refueling Squadron on 1 June 2017

Assignments

* 1st Combat Cargo Group (later 512th Troop Carrier Group), 15 April 1944 – 26 December 1945 (attached to India-China Division, Air Transport Command, 23 June – 20 August 1945; 69th Composite Wing, 25 August – 10 November 1945) * 512th Troop Carrier Group, 2 September 1949 – 1 April 1951 * 512th Troop Carrier Group, 14 June 1952 * 349th Troop Carrier Group, 16 November 1957 * 512th Troop Carrier Group, 15 March 1957 * 512th Troop Carrier Wing, 14 April 1959 * 914th Troop Carrier Group (later 914th Tactical Airlift Group, 914th Airlift Group), 11 February 1963 * 914th Operations Group, 1 August 1992 – present

Stations

* Bowman Field, Kentucky, 15 April 1944 * Baer Field, Indiana, 5–11 August 1944 * Sylhet Airport, India (now Bangla Desh), 30 August 1944 (detachment operated from Yunnani, China, 16 September-2 October 1944) * Tulihal Airport, India, 18 October 1944 * Hathazari Airfield, India (now Bangla Desh), 7 April 1945 * Myitkyina Airport, Burma, 1 June 1945 * Luliang Air Base, China, 25 August 1945 *

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, 4 September 1945 * Kharagpur Airfield, India, 15 November – 20 December 1945 * Reading Municipal Airport, Pennsylvania, 2 September 1949 * New Castle County Airport, Delaware, 1 May 1950 – 1 April 1951 * New Castle County Airport, Delaware, 14 June 1952 * Paine Air Force Base, Washington, 16 November 1957 * Niagara Falls Municipal Airport (later Niagara Falls International Airport,

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), New York, 25 March 1958 – present

Aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II. During the war the C-47 was used for tro ...

(1944–1945) *

Curtiss C-46 Commando The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a low-wing, twin-engine aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurized high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name "Condor III" but the Commando name was in use by early 1942 in company p ...

(1949–1951, 1952–1958) *

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) is an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, Litter (rescue basket), litte ...

(1957–1971) *

Lockheed C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 w ...

(1971–2017) *

Boeing KC-135 The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gav ...

(2017-present)

References

Notes

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Bibliography

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