19th Air Refueling Squadron
KC 97 refueling a Boeing B-47 Stratojet[note 1]
Active1942–1944; 1956–1966
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleAir refueling
Motto(s)Servire de Supernis Latin Service Over and Above
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
19th Air Refueling Squadron emblem

The 19th Air Refueling Squadron (19 ARS) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. At the time of its inactivation, it was based at Otis Air Force Base.

On 19 Sep 1985 the 19th Air Refueling Squadron,(Medium), was consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron, a unit that was last active 31 Mar 1944. This action was directed by Department of the Air Force Letter DAF/MPM 662q Attachment 2 (Inactive Units), 19 Sep 1985. The Consolidated Unit will retain the Designation of 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy".

History

Operations

Lineage

19th Ferrying Squadron
  • Constituted as the 19th Air Corps Ferry Squadron on 18 February 1942
Activated on 4 June 1942
Redesignated 19th Ferrying Squadron c. 12 May 1943
Disbanded on 31 March 1944[1]
  • Consolidated with the 19th Air Refueling Squadron on 19 September 1985 as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy[1]
19th Air Refueling Squadron
  • Constituted as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium in 1956
Activated on 1 February 1956
Inactivated on 25 June 1966
  • Consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron on 19 September 1985 as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy[1]

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Notes

Explanatory notes
  1. ↑ Aircraft is Boeing KC-97F-50-BO Stratofreighter, serial 51-246 (retired to MASDC on 6 April 1964) refueling Boeing B-47B-45-BW Stratojet, serial 51-2263.
Citations
  1. 1 2 3 Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 September 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons
  2. ↑ Ravenstein, p. 36
  3. ↑ Ravenstein, p. 204
  4. ↑ Ravenstein, p. 213
  5. ↑ Ravenstein, p. 272
  6. ↑ Mueller, p. 356

Bibliography

  • Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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