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4050th Air Refueling Wing
499th Air Refueling Wing (page under construction)
499th Air Refueling Wing (page under construction)
Did you know?
> The 4050th ARW was the only
tanker unit in 8th Air Force that
flew both the KC-135 and KC-97.
> The 4050th (and later the
499th) was part of SAC's
Northeast Tanker Task Force
(Westover and the 4060th ARW
at Dow AFB, Maine made up the
task force)
>
tanker unit in 8th Air Force that
flew both the KC-135 and KC-97.
> The 4050th (and later the
499th) was part of SAC's
Northeast Tanker Task Force
(Westover and the 4060th ARW
at Dow AFB, Maine made up the
task force)
>
TANKER BOSS -- Col. William Brown, 499th Air Refueling Wing commander, talks with maintenance members
in this 1964 base guide photo with KC-135A 58-0070 in the background. The flag on the front of the vehicle
appears to indicate this is Colonel Brown's staff car.
(Photo from Boone Publications base guide provided by Wilton Curtis)
in this 1964 base guide photo with KC-135A 58-0070 in the background. The flag on the front of the vehicle
appears to indicate this is Colonel Brown's staff car.
(Photo from Boone Publications base guide provided by Wilton Curtis)
photo by Tom Hildreth
