99thBombWing

99th Bombardment Wing (Heavy)
1956-1974
(this page under construction)

Commanders

Col. Robert
Brofft

Brig. Gen. Edward
Nichols (was a
colonel when he
commanded the
99th)

Below are materials
from a draft of the
program for the
inactivation ceremony
of the 99th

(from the archive of the late
Betty O'Connell)

CHAT WITH THE BOSS A B-52 pilot (standing under the SAC shield) -- I think he's a
lieutenant colonel -- talks with Col. Edward Nichols, 99th Bombardment Wing
commander, in this 1964 base guide photo. Colonel Nichols later was promoted to
brigadier general and commanded the 57th Air Division at Westover AFB. The B-52C is
serial number 53-0402.

(Photo from Boone Publications base guide provided by Wilton Curtis)

Inactivation at
Westover,
March 31, 1974