| 词条 | 41st Air Refueling Squadron |
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|unit_name= 41st Air Refueling Squadron | image=Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker (717-148), USA - Air Force AN1117575.jpg | image_size = 300 |caption=Squadron KC-135A Stratotanker at RAF Mildenhall |dates=1944–1946; 1947 1958-1993 |country={{USA}} |branch={{air force|USA}} |type= |role=Air Refueling |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= 1949; |notable_commanders= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=Patch with 41st Air Refueling Squadron emblem |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label=41st Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 17 April 1945)[1] }} The 41st Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Operations Group at Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, where it was inactivated on 15 February 1993. HistoryWorld War IIActivated 1 April 1944 at Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas. Initially equipped with B-17 Flying Fortresses for training, due to shortage of B-29 Superfortresses. Moved to Harvard Army Airfield, Nebraska, in August 1944 and equipped with B-29B limited production aircraft. After completion of training deployed to Central Pacific Area (CPA), assigned to XXI Bomber Command, Northwest Field (Guam) for operational missions. B-29Bs were standard production aircraft stripped of most defensive guns to increase speed and bomb load, The tail gun was aimed and fired automatically by the new AN/APG-15B radar fire control system that detected the approaching enemy plane and made all the necessary calculations. Mission of the squadron was the strategic bombardment of the Japanese Home Islands. Dntered combat on 16 June 1945 with a bombing raid against an airfield on Moen. Flew first mission against the Japanese home islands on 26 June 1945 and afterwards operated principally against the enemy's petroleum industry. Flew primarily low-level, fast attacks at night using a mixture of high-explosive and incendary bombs to attack targets. Flew last combat mission on 15 August 1945, later flew in "Show of Force" mission on 2 September 1945 over Tokyo Bay during formal Japanese Surrender. Inactivated on Guam 15 April 1946, personnel returned to the United States and aircraft sent to storage in Southwest United States. Air Force ReserveAllotted to the Air Force Reserve as a Tactical Air Command B-26 Invader light bomb group in 1947. Inactivated in 1949 due to budget restrictions. Cold WarStationed at Griffiss AFB, the squadron provided air refueling to Strategic Air Command and other tactical aircraft using KC-135 Stratotankers (1966-1976) on a worldwide scale. Lineage{{Col-begin}}{{Col-break|width=50%}}41st Bombardment Squadron
Activated on 1 April 1944 Inactivated on 10 May 1944
Inactivated on 10 June 1946
Inactivated on 27 June 1949
Activated on 5 January 1959
Inactivated on 15 February 1993
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See also{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States}}References
1. ^Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 189-190 2. ^1 DAF/XPM Letter 303s, 12 June 2002, Subject: Air Mobility Command Expeditionary Units Bibliography{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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