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Westover AFB was officially turned over to AFRES on May 19, 1974. In From October 1987, the wing converted to the C-5A model of the C-5 Galaxy and the 439 TAW was redesignated as the 439th Military Airlift Wing (439 MAW), operationally gained by the Military Airlift Command (MAC). In 1991, Westover AFB was renamed Westover Air Reserve Base.
On June 27, 1958, four KC-135s assigned to the 4050th Air Refueling Wing, Eighth Air Force at Westover Air Force Base would seek to break two New York City to London speed records. [2] One pair would attempt to break the record for the fastest non-stop round trip from New York to London.
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99th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Westover AFB, Massachusetts; B-52C, 1956–1966; B-52B, 1958–1959; B-52D, 1957–1961, 1966–1974 346th Bombardment Squadron 347th Bombardment Squadron (Reassigned to 4047 SW in 1961) 348th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in 1974; Westover AFB transferred to Air Force Reserve as Westover ARB.
The B-52C departed Westover AFB at 12:11 p.m. on Thursday, 24 January 1963, and was scheduled to return to Westover at 5:30 p.m. [4] The crew spent the first 95 minutes of the flight calibrating their equipment. Upon receiving updated weather information for both available routes, they chose the northern one.
The 337th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, part of the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.It operates C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission worldwide.
Westover Metropolitan Airport is the civilian component of the complex. It is owned and managed by the non-profit Westover Metropolitan Corporation, established in 1974 to develop property surplused by the General Services Administration .
The Westover Air Force Base Hospital is a former hospital at Westover Air Force Base. With the reduction of the base to a reserve base in 1974, the hospital closed. The buildings stood for decades as objects of urban legend for local children until they were finally torn down in the early 1990s. [1] [2]