Mission Equipment
The following gallery shows one example of each type of aircraft used by these reconnaissance wings as Mission Equipment.
This is a list of United States Air Force Strategic Reconnaissance Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1946 to 1992 when SAC was disestablished. At the bottom of the list is a gallery of images of example mission equipment used by these Wings.
Note: Due to the United States Air Force common practice of redesignating units, bases and equipment, links that you will find in this list may take you to an article with different headings than you might expect. If you continue to read through that article, you will find the subject linked from.
| Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Designation | Activated or Redesignated | Base Assigned | Mission Equipment | Redesignated or Inactivated | New Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th SRW | Constituted (1 Jul 1949) |
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| Oct 1955 | Redesignated as 5th Bomb Wing |
| 6th SRW |
| Eilson AFB (1965) |
| 1 Sep 1992 | (Inactivated) |
| 9th SRW |
| Beale AFB (25 Jun 1966) |
| (Still Operational) | |
| 26th SRW |
| Lockbourne AFB |
| 1 Jul 1958 | (Inactivated) |
| 28th SRW |
| Rapid City AFB |
| 1 Oct 1955 | Redesignated as |
| 55th SRW |
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| (Still Operational) | |
| 68th SRW, Medium |
| Lake Charles AFB (Oct 10, 1951) |
| 16 Jun 1952 | Redesignated as
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| 70th SRW |
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| 25 Oct 1961 | (Inactivated) |
| 71st SRW, Fighter |
| Larson AFB |
| 1 Jul 1957 | (Inactivated) |
| 72d SRW, Heavy |
| Ramey AFB | RB-36 | 1 Oct 1955 | Redesignated as
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| 90th SRW, Medium | Redesignated (16 Jun 1952)
| Forbes AFB |
| 20 Jun 1960 | (Inactivated) |
| 91st SRW |
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| 8 Nov 1957 | (Inactivated) |
| 99th SRW, Heavy | Activated (1 Jan 1953) | Fairchild AFB (1 Jan 1953) |
| 1 Oct 1955 | Redesignated as
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| 100th SRW | Redeignated (25 Jun 1966)
| Davis-Monthan AFB |
| 30 Sep 1976 | Redesignated as
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| 4080th SRW |
| Turner AFB (1 May 1956) |
| 25 Jun 1966 | (Discontinued) |
| 4200th SRW |
| Beale AFB (1 Jan 1965) |
| 25 Jun 1966 | (Discontinued) |
The following gallery shows one example of each type of aircraft used by these reconnaissance wings as Mission Equipment.
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The 801st Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC)'s Eighth Air Force at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, where it was inactivated on 15 March 1965.
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