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In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Corps selected the site of the present-day base to be the home of Sedalia Glider Base, a training base for WACO glider pilots.In May 1942, construction workers began building a railroad spur for the new air base in an area known to locals as the "Blue Flats" because of the color of the soil.
The second predecessor of the group was activated in October 1952 as the 340th Bombardment Wing as the Air Force reopened Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It flew Boeing B-47 Stratojets at Whiteman until September 1963, as the B-47 began to be withdrawn from Strategic Air Command operations.
1.95 Sedalia AFB (Whiteman AFB 3 Dec 1955), ... Present name (Future name and date of name change), Location. ... 170th Air Refueling Wing 1977–1992;
LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1996–present 1962–present 341st SMW/OG; B-47 squadron, 1956–1961 "Farsiders" 508th Missile Squadron: Whiteman AFB: LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1967 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1966–1995 1963–1995 351st SMW/OG 509th Missile Squadron: Whiteman AFB: LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1967 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1966–1994 1963 ...
The 351st Strategic Missile Wing was the third United States Air Force LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM wing, the second with the LGM-30B Minuteman I.After the announcement on 14 June 1961, there were second thoughts about the choice as original plans called for launchers to be spread into the Lake of the Ozarks region.
1949–1951; 1952–1982; 1984–present: Country United States: Branch United States Air Force: Type: Wing: Role: Fighter: Size: 1,100 personnel: Part of Air Force Reserve Command: Garrison/HQ: Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri: Motto(s) Si Jeunesse Savait, Si Viellesse Pouvait French If Youth Knew, If Age Could 1955–1996 [1] Decorations: AFOUA
Grenier AFB, New Hampshire (1947–1949) 82nd Fighter Group; Hill AFB, Utah (23 December 1975 – 1 June 1992) 388th Fighter Wing; Holloman AFB, New Mexico (1 January 1971 – 1 June 1992) 366th Fighter Wing (1963–1966) 49th Fighter Wing (1968–1992) 479th Tactical Training Wing (1977–1992) Homestead AFB, Florida (1 July 1968 – 1 June 1992)
Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 442d Fighter Wing, fly formation A 303rd Fighter Squadron A-10 over Whiteman Air Force Base. The 442d Operations Group is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is the flying component of the Tenth Air Force 442d Fighter Wing, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.