Glasgow Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base near Glasgow, Montana. It operated from 1957 to 1968 and again from 1971 through 1976.
Glasgow Air Force Base/NWOhq g  | |
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| Part of Strategic Air Command/Air Defense Command | |
| St. Marie, Valley County, near Glasgow, Montana | |
 USGS aerial photo as of 2006. Note the "Christmas tree" at bottom right. | |
  Glasgow AFB | |
| Coordinates | 48°25′16″N 106°31′40″W / 48.42111°N 106.52778°W |
| Type | Air Force base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| In use | 1957–1968 1971–1976 |
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Major commands to which assigned
edit- Air Defense Command, 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960
- Remained as tenant unit until 30 June 1968
- Central Air Defense Force, 2 July 1959
- 29th Air Division (Defense), 1 April 1960
- Minot Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1961 – 30 June 1968
- Strategic Air Command, 1 April 1960 – 30 June 1968; 30 September 1971 – 30 September 1976
- Fifteenth Air Force
- 810th Strategic Aerospace Division, 1 July 1962 – 1 July 1963; 1 July 1966 – 30 June 1968
- 18th Strategic Aerospace Division, 1 July 1963 – 1 September 1964
- 821st Strategic Aerospace Division, 15 February 1962 – 1 July 1962; 1 September 1964 – 1 July 1966
Major units assigned
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- 476th Fighter Group (Defense), 8 February 1957 – 30 June 1968
- Not equipped, 8 February 1957 – 2 July 1959
- 13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 July 1959 – 30 June 1968 (F-101B)
- 4141st Strategic Wing, 1 September 1958 – 1 February 1963
- Not equipped, 1 September 1958 – 1 February 1961
- 326th Bombardment Squadron, 1 February 1961 – 1 February 1963 (B-52C)
- 91st Bombardment Wing 18 November 1962 – 30 June 1968
- 322d Bombardment Squadron, 1 February 1963 – 25 June 1968 (B-52C/D)
- Detached to Advanced Echelon, 3d Air Division: 11 September 1966 – 31 March 1967; 5 February – 30 April 1968
- (deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for Arc Light Missions)
- (deployed to Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa for Operation Port Bow; 5 February – 30 April 1968)
- Not operational: 1 May – 25 June 1968
- 907th Air Refueling Squadron, 1 July 1963 – 25 June 1968 (KC-135A)
- Detached to Advanced Echelon, 3d Air Division: 11 September 1966 – 31 March 1967; 5 February – 30 April 1968
- (deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa)
- Not operational: 1 May – 25 June 1968
- 4300th Air Base Squadron, 17 November 1971 – 30 September 1976
- Detached from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, for dispersed B-52/KC-135 operations
Note: All aircraft deployed to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, 1 April – 30 June 1964 due to runway repairs[1]
References for commands and major units assigned:[2][3][4][5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ USAFHRA Document 00452344
- ^ Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9
- ^ USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1)
- ^ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
- ^ USAFHRA Document 01020821
- ^ USAFHRA Document 00900080
Sources
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- SAC Bases: Glasgow Air Force Base
- Boeing Technical Services - Flight Test Facility
- [1] Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Glasgow AFB, Montana
External links
edit- Glasgow AFB Photo Album Archived 29 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
- Current-day photos of Glasgow AFB