The 100th Air Refueling Wing is USAFE’s only KC-135 air refueling wing comprised of 15 permanently assigned aircraft, and is responsible for U.S. aerial refueling operations conducted throughout the European theater. The unit supports some 16,000 personnel, including Third Air Force, four geographically separated units, and 15 associated units. Categories: Stub | Commands of the U.S. Air Force ... The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2020s. ... Aerial refueling, also called in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR), is the practice of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight. ... Third Air Force was established in 1940 as the Southeast Air District to provide air defence for that part of continental United States, it also provided air defense and conducted combat training for personnel of newly formed units in World War II. After the war it served Tactical Air Command...

On 1 June 1942, the Army Air Forces activated the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy) (100th BG) as an unmanned paper unit assigned to III Bomber Command. The group remained unmanned until 27 October 1942, when a small number of men transferred from the 29th Bombardment Group to Gowen Field, ID, to serve as the group’s initial cadre. Within four days, on 1 November, the small cadre forming the 100th BG moved the unit to Walla Walla Army Air Base, WA, where it received its first four aircrews and four B-17Fs from the Boeing factory in Seattle. Following receipt of crews and aircraft, the 100th BG relocated to Wendover Field, Utah, on 30 November where it added additional personnel, aircraft, crews, and began operational training (bombing, gunnery, and navigation). This is a list of aviation-related events from 1942: Events January January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines formed by the acquisition and merger of Arrow Airways and Canadian Airways, along with all the various subsidiaries of the latter. ... The United States Army Air Forces, or USAAF, was a part of the U.S. military during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... Third Air Force was established in 1940 as the Southeast Air District to provide air defence for that part of continental United States, it also provided air defense and conducted combat training for personnel of newly formed units in World War II. After the war it served Tactical Air Command... Walla Walla can refer to: Walla Walla a Native American tribe after which the county and town of Walla Walla are named Walla Walla, Washington a town in the county of Walla Walla Walla Walla County, Washington a county in Washington State, U.S.A. This is a disambiguation page... A B_17 nicknamed Sally B in England in 2001 The B_17 Flying Fortress was the first mass_produced, four_engine heavy bomber. ... The Boeing Company NYSE: BA is leading: American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by: Idaho (at 42°N) and Wyoming (at 41°N and 111°W) in the north, by Colorado (at 109°W) in the east, at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast (at the Four Corners Monument...

With the first day of 1943, members of the fledgling group again transferred operations to two separate bases, with the aircraft and aircrews moving to Sioux City AAB, IA, while the ground echelon went to Kearney Field, NE. In both instances, members of the 100th BG assisted in air and ground training for other groups bound for overseas. In mid-April, the aircrew element joined its ground echelon at Kearney Field, and received new B-17s. After additional training, the group’s aircrews departed Kearney on 25 May 1943, flying the North Atlantic route to England and into the war in Europe. Prior to the departure of aircraft and aircrews from Kearney, the 100th BG’s ground crews departed for the East Coast on 2 May. On 27 May 1943, the ground personnel set sail aboard the Queen Elizabeth bound for Poddington, England from New York. At Poddington the ground crews rendezvoused with the air element, and together moved to Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, where they remained throughout World War II, operating as a strategic bombardment organization. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1943: Events January January 27 - the USAAF makes its first daylight raid on Germany January 30 - Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquitos make the first daylight air-raid on Berlin January 30-31 – the H2S radar is used by RAF bombers... Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Among the women known to history as Queen Elizabeth are, in order of date of birth if alive, date of death if deceased. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages None. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...

On 25 June 1943, the 100th BG flew its first combat mission for Eighth Air Force against the submarine yards at Bremen, Germany -- the beginning of the Bloody Hundredth’s legacy. The group inherited the Bloody Hundredth nickname from other bomb groups due to the amount of losses it took. Although the 100th BG’s losses were no more than any other units’ at the war’s end, the group experienced several instances where it lost 12 of 13 and 13 of 15 aircraft, whereas other units suffered losses in consistent small amounts. For the next six months, the group focused its bombing attacks against German airfields, industries, and naval facilities in France as well as Germany. Just two months after entering the war, the group received its first Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) after attacking the German aircraft factory at Regensburg on 17 August resulting in serious disruption to German fighter production. The Eighth Air Force was a World War II, United States Army Air Force unit, which carried out day-time bombing operations in western Europe from airfields in eastern England from 1942. ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... Regensburg (English formerly Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona) is a city (population 150,212 in 2004) in Bavaria, south-east Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. ...

During the next five months of the war (January-May 1944), the 100th BG routinely bombed airfields, industries, marshaling yards, and missile sites in Western Europe. During the course of its operational efforts during this time frame, the group participated in the Allied campaign against German aircraft factories during Big Week in March 1944. In addition, aircrews completed a succession of attacks on Berlin during the same month. For its March 1944 efforts, the 100th BG received its second DUC of the war. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1944: Events January January 11 - in one of the largest air raids to date, 570 USAAF bombers strike Brunswick, Halberstadt, and Oschersleben. ...

As the summer of 1944 approached, enemy oil installations became major targets. While supporting these missions, the group also found itself engaged in support and interdictory missions. In June, the 100th BG supported the Normandy invasion by hitting bridges and gun positions. The next month aircrews bombed enemy positions at St Lo, followed by similar campaigns at Brest in August and September. In October 1944, the 100th BG turned its attacks against enemy and ground defenses in the allied drive on the Siegfried Line. After completing its Siegfried Line support, the group took on the task of attacking marshaling yards, German occupied villages, and communication targets in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge from December 1944 to January 1945. For its extraordinary efforts in attacking heavily defended German installations in Germany and dropping supplies to the French Forces of the Interior from June through December 1944, the 100th BG received the French Croix de Guerre with Palm. Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... Brest is the name of several cities: City in Belarus: Brest, Belarus, formerly in Russia and the Soviet Union and formerly known as Brest-Litovsk. ... Bunker on the Siegfried line The original Siegfried line was a line of defensive forts and tank defences built by Germany along their border with France in 1916-1917 during World War I. However, in English, Siegfried line more commonly refers to the similar World War II defensive line, built... The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région). ... Combatants Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Gerd von Rundstedt Strength 500,000 men, 400 tanks, 400 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) 600,000 men, 600 tanks, 1,900 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) Casualties 80,987 casualties (10,276 dead, 23,218 missing, 47,493 wounded... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1945: // Events January January 1 - the Luftwaffe begins targeting Allied airfields in Europe as Operation Bodenplatte February February 13-15 - Allied bombers attack Dresden with incendiary weapons, destroying most of the city and killing some 50,000 people. ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ...

The 100th BG flew its last combat mission of World War II on 20 April 1945. The following month the unit’s aircrews dropped food to the people of Holland, and in June transported French Allied former prisoners of war from Austria to France. In December 1945, the group returned to the U.S., where it inactivated at Camp Kilmer, NJ, on 21 December 1945. Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... Camp Kilmer was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. ...

On 29 May 1947, Headquarters Army Air Force reactivated the 100th BG at Miami Army Air Field. From the time of its activation the group trained and operated as a reserve unit until it was again inactivated on 27 June 1949. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1947: Events March March 14 - Saudi Arabian Airlines begins regular services. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1949: Events Aerolíneas Argentinas established. ...

After approximately five and one-half years of inactivation, the Air Force activated the 100th as a medium bombardment wing on 1 January 1956, at Portsmouth Air Force Base, NH, and assigned again to Eighth Air Force. For the next ten years the wing performed global strategic bombardment training, and global air refueling. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1956: Events March March 10 - Lt Cdr Peter Twiss sets a new airspeed record in the Fairey Delta FD.2, also becoming the first person to exceed 1,000 mph. ...

Following a brief nonoperational period (April-June 1966), the Air Force redesignated the wing as the 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, and moved it without personnel or equipment to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ on 25 June 1966. After its move, the wing absorbed the resources of the 4080th Strategic Wing. From 1966 until 1976, it performed strategic reconnaissance with the U-2 and drone aircraft. In mid-1976 the wing changed missions again when it transferred its drone operations to Tactical Air Command, and its U-2s to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (9 SRW) at Beale AFB, CA. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1966: Events Puerto Rican International Airlines begin services. ... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (D-M) is a key US Air Combat Command installation, located within the city limits of Tucson, Arizona at 32 09N 110 52W. 355th Wing emblem The 355th Wing is the host unit providing medical, logistical, and operational support to all D-M... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1976: Events March March 17 - a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 makes the first non-stop flight from Tokyo to New York, taking 11. ... The U-2 designation may refer to the: Lockheed U-2, US reconnaissance aircraft Polikarpov U-2, Soviet utility biplane This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ... Beale Air Force Base is a base located in Yuba County, California. ...

After completing the transfer of its aircraft in September 1976, while simultaneously phasing down operations at Davis-Monthan, the Air Force redesignated the wing as the 100th Air Refueling Wing, and relocated it to Beale AFB. While at Beale, the 100th ARW assumed responsibility for providing worldwide air refueling support to the 9th SRW with its KC-135Qs from 30 September 1976 until its inactivation on 15 March 1983. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1983: Events January January 31 - the Ayres Turbo Thrush NEEDS cropduster plane officially joins the United States war on drugs. February February 1 - Boeing announces it will stop producing Boeing 727 airliners. ...

After an inactive status for over seven years, the Air Force again reactivated the 100th, but this time as an Air Division at Whiteman AFB, MO, on 1 July 1990. However, as has been the wing’s past fate, the Air Force inactivated it once again on 1 August 1991. Whiteman Air Force Base (Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Johnson County, Missouri. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1990: Events Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines, both in financial difficulty, transfer their coveted landing rights at London Heathrow Airport to American Airlines and United Airlines. ...

Six months after its inactivation as an Air Division, and over 46 years after departing England at the end of World War II, the Air Force activated the 100th ARW, stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, on 1 February 1992. From the time of its reactivation, the 100th ARW has served as the United States Air Forces Europe’s lone air refueling wing. RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1992: Events The European Commission approves three new regulations to liberalize air travel within the European Union. ...