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style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="label"><a href="/wiki/Manston,_Kent" title="Manston, Kent">Manston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> in England</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Manston.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Station badge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/RAF_Manston.jpg/100px-RAF_Manston.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/RAF_Manston.jpg/150px-RAF_Manston.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/RAF_Manston.jpg/200px-RAF_Manston.jpg 2x" data-file-width="235" data-file-height="299" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><i>Arise to Protect</i></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kent_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="RAF Manston is located in Kent"><img alt="RAF Manston is located in Kent" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kent_UK_location_map.svg/250px-Kent_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kent_UK_location_map.svg/375px-Kent_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kent_UK_location_map.svg/500px-Kent_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:26.875%;left:91.781%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RAF Manston"><img alt="RAF Manston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:6px;left:-3em"><div>RAF Manston</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Kent</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=RAF_Manston&params=51.348_N_1.35_E_type:airport_region:GB-KEN"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°20′53″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°21′00″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.348°N 1.350°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.348; 1.350</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of former Royal Air Force stations">Royal Air Force station</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Code</th><td class="infobox-data">MQ<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer2012135_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalconer2012135-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> (MoD)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a> (1916–1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> (1918–1952) and (1958–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (1952–1958)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Controlled by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/RAF_Fighter_Command" title="RAF Fighter Command">RAF Fighter Command</a> 1939–??<br />* <a href="/wiki/No._11_Group_RAF" title="No. 11 Group RAF">No. 11 Group RAF</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Condition</th><td class="infobox-data">Closed</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1916<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1916</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built by</th><td class="infobox-data">Various & John Laing & Son Ltd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In use</th><td class="infobox-data">1916–1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1999</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Airfield amalgamated with Kent International Airport.</li> <li>Remainder of site retained by the MOD as the Fire Service Central Training Establishment which subsequently became the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Fire_Training_and_Development_Centre" title="Defence Fire Training and Development Centre">Defence Fire Training and Development Centre</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/European_theatre_of_World_War_II" title="European theatre of World War II">European theatre of World War II</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Airfield information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">46 metres (151 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer2012135_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalconer2012135-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above mean sea level">AMSL</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Royal Air Force Manston</b> or more simply <b>RAF Manston</b> is a former <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of former Royal Air Force stations">station</a> located in the north-east of <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">grid reference</a> <span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion" style="white-space: nowrap"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=RAF_Manston&params=51.347719_N_1.350280_E_region:GB_scale:25000">TR334663</a></span> on the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Thanet" title="Isle of Thanet">Isle of Thanet</a> from 1916 until 1996. The site was split between a commercial airport <a href="/wiki/Kent_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent International Airport">Kent International Airport</a> (KIA), since closed, and a continuing military use by the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Fire_Training_and_Development_Centre" title="Defence Fire Training and Development Centre">Defence Fire Training and Development Centre</a> (DFTDC), following on from a long-standing training facility for RAF <a href="/wiki/Firefighter" title="Firefighter">firefighters</a> at the RAF Manston base. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_World_War">First World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: First World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the outset of the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Thanet" title="Isle of Thanet">Isle of Thanet</a> was equipped with a small and precarious landing strip for aircraft at St Mildreds Bay, <a href="/wiki/Westgate-on-Sea" title="Westgate-on-Sea">Westgate</a>, on top of the chalk cliffs, at the foot of which was a promenade which had been used for seaplane operations. </p><p>The landing grounds atop the cliff soon became the scene of several accidents, with at least one plane seen to fail to stop before the end of the cliffs and tumble into the sea which, fortunately for the pilot, had been on its inward tide. </p><p>In the winter of 1915–1916 these early aircraft first began to use the open farmlands at Manston as a site for emergency landings. Thus was soon established the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)" title="Admiralty (United Kingdom)">Admiralty</a> Aerodrome at Manston. It was not long after this that the training school, set up originally to instruct pilots in the use of the new <a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Type_O" title="Handley Page Type O">Handley-Page O/400</a> bombers, was established, and so by the close of 1916 there were already two distinct units stationed at Manston, the Operational War Flight Command and the Handley Page Training School. </p><p>Its location near the Kent coast gave Manston some advantages over the other previously established aerodromes and regular additions in men and machinery were soon made, particularly, in these early days, from <a href="/wiki/RAF_Detling" title="RAF Detling">Detling</a>. By 1917 the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> was well established and taking an active part in the defence of England. </p><p>At a time when <a href="/wiki/Zeppelin" title="Zeppelin">Zeppelin</a> raids were bringing the war directly to English civilians, daylight bombing raids by German <a href="/wiki/Gotha_G" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotha G">'Gotha' Bombers</a>, a twin engined <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a>, would have been considerably more effective were it not for the RFC's presence at Manston. </p><p>The German air raids had lasted for thirteen weeks, the last being on 22 August 1917. On this occasion, of the 15 bombers that set out for England five did not reach the Kent coast, and the 'spirited' intervention from Manston-based fighters prevented those remaining from flying further west, three being destroyed outright and the remaining seven returning to Germany with dead and wounded on board. </p><p>Shortly after such formation raids and in consequence the Cabinet recommended the creation of a separate <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a>. The RAF was officially formed on 1 April 1918. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_World_War">Second World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Second World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Luftwaffe_Photograph_Of_RAF_Manston_1939.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Luftwaffe_Photograph_Of_RAF_Manston_1939.jpg/220px-Luftwaffe_Photograph_Of_RAF_Manston_1939.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Luftwaffe_Photograph_Of_RAF_Manston_1939.jpg/330px-Luftwaffe_Photograph_Of_RAF_Manston_1939.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Luftwaffe_Photograph_Of_RAF_Manston_1939.jpg/440px-Luftwaffe_Photograph_Of_RAF_Manston_1939.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="419" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aerial photograph of RAF Manston at the outbreak of war in 1939 when it was still an all-<a href="/wiki/Grass" class="mw-redirect" title="Grass">grass</a> airfield</figcaption></figure> <p>At the start of the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a>, Manston hosted a School of Air Navigation but this was quickly moved out. On 10 September 1939, <a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 3 Squadron RAF">No. 3 Squadron RAF</a> flew in equipped with <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hawker Hurricanes</a> and Manston was put under the command of <a href="/wiki/No._11_Group_RAF" title="No. 11 Group RAF">No. 11 Group</a> Fighter Command.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/No._235_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 235 Squadron RAF">No. 235</a> and <a href="/wiki/No._253_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 253 Squadron RAF">No. 253 Squadron RAF</a> both arrived on 30 October 1939 and stayed until October 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No. 79 Squadron arrived on 12 November 1939. </p><p>During an eventful <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Britain" title="Battle of Britain">Battle of Britain</a>, Manston was heavily bombed; at its height (August 1940) diary entries recorded a steady stream of damage to aircraft and buildings. The station was also littered with unexploded bombs. This caused many staff to move to nearby woods for at least a week.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others were dispersed to surrounding housing. For example, WAAFs (members of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Air_Force" title="Women's Auxiliary Air Force">Women's Auxiliary Air Force</a>) stationed at Manston were billeted at the nearby <a href="/wiki/Ursulines" title="Ursulines">Ursuline Convent</a> in <a href="/wiki/Westgate-on-Sea" title="Westgate-on-Sea">Westgate-on-Sea</a>. </p><p>In May 1943, Manston was used in the testing of <a href="/wiki/Barnes_Wallis" title="Barnes Wallis">Barnes Wallis</a>' prototype <a href="/wiki/Bouncing_bomb" title="Bouncing bomb">bouncing bomb</a>. Pilots from No. 617 Squadron flew to Manston to have inert mines loaded into their <a href="/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" title="Avro Lancaster">Lancaster</a> bombers, which they then dropped at <a href="/wiki/Reculver" title="Reculver">Reculver</a> to prepare for the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Chastise" title="Operation Chastise">Dambusters raid</a>; the first tests were carried out on 11 May, with further tests across the following days.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A prototype is on public display at the RAF Manston History Museum.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Typhoon" title="Hawker Typhoon">Hawker Typhoon</a> attack aircraft were based at Manston later in the war, and also <a href="/wiki/No._616_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 616 Squadron RAF">No. 616 Squadron RAF</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Gloster_Meteor" title="Gloster Meteor">Meteor</a> jet squadron, arriving 21 July 1944 and staying until 21 January 1945. Manston was used as one of the departure points for military gliders of the <a href="/wiki/Glider_Pilot_Regiment" title="Glider Pilot Regiment">Glider Pilot Regiment</a> to transport troops and equipment in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden" title="Operation Market Garden">Operation Market Garden</a>. It was one of the few airfields installed with the <a href="/wiki/Fog_Investigation_and_Dispersal_Operation" title="Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation">Fog, Intensive, Dispersal Of</a> (FIDO) system designed to remove <a href="/wiki/Fog" title="Fog">fog</a> from airfields by burning it off with <a href="/wiki/Gasoline" title="Gasoline">petrol</a>. </p><p>Along with <a href="/wiki/RAF_Carnaby" title="RAF Carnaby">RAF Carnaby</a> and <a href="/wiki/RAF_Woodbridge" title="RAF Woodbridge">RAF Woodbridge</a>, Manston was developed as a east coast emergency landing ground for <a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">bomber</a> crews. These airfields were intended for use by returning bombers suffering from low-fuel and/or suspected damage to their pneumatic (wheel brake) and/or hydraulic (undercarriage) systems. All three airfields were equipped with a single runway, 9,000 ft (2,700 m) (long and 750 ft (230 m) wide. There was a further clear area of 1,500 ft (460 m) at each end of the runway. At each of the three airfields, the runway was divided into three 250 ft (76 m) lanes. The northern and central lanes were allocated by flying control, while the southern lane was the emergency lane on which any aircraft could land without first making contact with the airfield.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The hilltop site was chosen as it was usually fog-free and had no approach obstructions. Being close to the front line, the airfield became something of a magnet for badly damaged aircraft that had suffered from ground fire, collisions, or air attack but retained a degree of airworthiness. The airfield became something of a "graveyard" for heavy bombers. The museums on site display some startling aerial views dating from this era and the post-war years. After the war, the runway was reconfigured, being reduced to 200 ft (61 m) in width with a full-length parallel taxiway, both within the original paved width. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="USAF_use">USAF use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: USAF use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Usaf-b-47-usafmuseum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Usaf-b-47-usafmuseum.jpg/220px-Usaf-b-47-usafmuseum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Usaf-b-47-usafmuseum.jpg/330px-Usaf-b-47-usafmuseum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Usaf-b-47-usafmuseum.jpg/440px-Usaf-b-47-usafmuseum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="381" /></a><figcaption>USAF Boeing B-47E-50-LM, AF Ser. No. 52-3363, in flight.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg/220px-Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg/330px-Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg/440px-Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2851" data-file-height="1509" /></a><figcaption>Republic F-84E-1-RE Thunderjets of the 512th Fighter-Bomber Squadron. AF Ser. No. 49-2066 is in the foreground.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F_86d_512fis_52_4063_phal_1958.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/F_86d_512fis_52_4063_phal_1958.jpg/220px-F_86d_512fis_52_4063_phal_1958.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/F_86d_512fis_52_4063_phal_1958.jpg/330px-F_86d_512fis_52_4063_phal_1958.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/F_86d_512fis_52_4063_phal_1958.jpg/440px-F_86d_512fis_52_4063_phal_1958.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="429" /></a><figcaption>North American F-86D-45-NA Sabre, AF Ser. No. 52-4063, of the 513th Fighter Interceptor Squadron</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> of the 1950s the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> used RAF Manston as a <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> base for its bomber, fighter and fighter-bomber units. </p><p>In the early 1950s, SAC's backbone bombers were the <a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker" title="Convair B-36 Peacemaker">Convair B-36 Peacemaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet" title="Boeing B-47 Stratojet">Boeing B-47 Stratojet</a>. To support this strategy, the SAC <a href="/wiki/7th_Air_Division" title="7th Air Division">7th Air Division</a> was established in May 1951. At the time, Manston had only partially recovered from the ravages of the Second World War. There were still makeshift bomb shelters, i.e. trenches with tin roofs, and many large circles of lush green grass where <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> bombs had cratered the runway. The RAF control tower overlooked a bizarre hilltop runway, which was an extraordinary 750 feet (230 m) wide and 9,000 feet (2,700 m) long. The 7th AD expanded Manston by building concrete bunkers suitable for nuclear weapons and upgrading the support facilities for long-term use. </p><p>By the summer of 1953, the 7th AD began a series of temporary deployments of B-47 and B-36 wings from the United States to the United Kingdom. These deployments generally involved about 45 aircraft, together with about 20 <a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter">Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighters</a> which were maintained at the English bases for 90 days. At the end of the Temporary Duty (TDY), they were relieved by another SAC wing that was generally stationed at a different airfield. These deployments continued until 1955 when SAC shifted its rotational deployments to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Fairford" title="RAF Fairford">RAF Fairford</a> and Manston was turned over to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">United States Air Forces in Europe</a>. </p><p>In July 1951 SAC deployed the <b>12th Fighter-Escort Wing</b> to Manston to provide fighter escort for its rotational bombardment wings. The 12th, however, only remained at Manston until 30 November when it was replaced by the <b>123rd Fighter-Bomber Wing</b>, with the 12th being transferred to <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> for combat duty during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. </p><p>The 123rd was an umbrella wing that was formed from several <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> squadrons activated for federal service during the Korean War. This wing was activated at Manston with three ANG fighter squadrons: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/156th_Airlift_Squadron" title="156th Airlift Squadron">156th Fighter-Bomber Squadron</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/165th_Airlift_Squadron" title="165th Airlift Squadron">165th Fighter-Bomber Squadron</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/167th_Airlift_Squadron" title="167th Airlift Squadron">167th Fighter-Bomber Squadron</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> ANG)</li></ul> <p>The 123d utilized the F-84E "Thunderjets" left behind by the 12th FEW and continued the same mission of fighter escort of SAC's bombers. </p><p>In July 1952 the Air National Guard squadrons were returned to State control, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">USAFE</a> assumed the fighter escort role. In its place, the <b>406th Fighter-Bomber Wing</b> was activated in place at Manston with the following squadrons assigned: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/512th_Fighter_Squadron" title="512th Fighter Squadron">512th Fighter-Bomber Squadron</a> (Yellow Stripe)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/513th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron" title="513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron">513th Fighter-Bomber Squadron</a> (Red Stripe)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/514th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron" title="514th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron">514th Fighter-Bomber Squadron</a> (Dark Blue Stripe)</li></ul> <p>Initially, the 406th utilized the existing F-84Es, however in August 1953, the F-86F "Sabre" began to arrive to replace them. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:406_fighter-interceptor_wg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/406_fighter-interceptor_wg.jpg/100px-406_fighter-interceptor_wg.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/406_fighter-interceptor_wg.jpg/150px-406_fighter-interceptor_wg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/406_fighter-interceptor_wg.jpg/200px-406_fighter-interceptor_wg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="259" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>A change of mission for the 406th in April 1954 from fighter-bomber to fighter-interceptor came with a change of equipment. The <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86D Sabre</a> interceptor began to arrive and the F-86F's were transferred to other USAFE squadrons and NATO countries. In addition, the 512th FBS was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Soesterberg_Air_Base" title="Soesterberg Air Base">Soesterberg Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> with their F-86Fs. </p><p>In June F-86D's arrived from CONUS to equip the <b>87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron</b> which was transferred to the 406th from the 81st FBW assigned to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Shepherds_Grove" title="RAF Shepherds Grove">RAF Shepherds Grove</a>. The 87th FIS, however, physically remained at Shepherds Grove, but was under the organisational command of the 406th at Manston. In September 1955, the 87th was redesignated the 512th FIS. </p><p>On 15 May 1958 the 406th was inactivated, with its three air defence squadrons being assigned to continental Europe under the <b>86th Air Division (Defense)</b> at <a href="/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base" title="Ramstein Air Base">Ramstein Air Base</a> <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>. The squadrons were transferred to the following bases: </p> <ul><li>512th FIS to <a href="/wiki/Sembach_Kaserne" title="Sembach Kaserne">Sembach Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a></li> <li>513th FIS to <a href="/wiki/Quartier_La_Horie" title="Quartier La Horie">Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base</a> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></li> <li>514th FIS to <a href="/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base" title="Ramstein Air Base">Ramstein Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a></li></ul> <p>The F-86D's were eventually withdrawn from Europe in 1961, and the 512th, 513th and 514th were inactivated. </p><p>After the transfer of the USAFE interceptors at Manston the base was returned to the RAF control. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_RAF_use">Return to RAF use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Return to RAF use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the USAF's withdrawal from Manston, the airfield became a joint civilian and RAF airport from 1960 and was thence employed for occasional package tour and cargo flights, alongside its continuing role as an RAF base. The Air Cadets used the northern side of the airfield as a gliding site, and <a href="/wiki/No._1_Air_Experience_Flight_RAF" title="No. 1 Air Experience Flight RAF">No. 1 Air Experience Flight RAF</a> flying <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-1_Chipmunk" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk">de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunks</a> was also based there. Thanks to its long runway, Manston was designated as one of the UK's MEDAs (Military Emergency Diversion Airfields) for emergency military and civilian landings. Others included <a href="/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common" title="RAF Greenham Common">RAF Greenham Common</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Helicopter_Command_Flying_Station_Aldergrove" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove">RAF Aldergrove</a> and <a href="/wiki/RAF_Machrihanish" title="RAF Machrihanish">RAF Machrihanish</a>. </p><p>For a number of years, the base operated as a Master Diversion Airfield, open 24 hours every day. Manston, uniquely in the UK, also had a 'foam carpet' crash landing system, where two tractors would pull tankers laying a metre thick layer of foam over a strip of runway, for aircraft with landing gear problems.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Search_and_rescue_base">Search and rescue base</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Search and rescue base"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Westland_Sea_King_air-sea_rescue_helicopter.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Westland_Sea_King_air-sea_rescue_helicopter.JPG/220px-Westland_Sea_King_air-sea_rescue_helicopter.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Westland_Sea_King_air-sea_rescue_helicopter.JPG/330px-Westland_Sea_King_air-sea_rescue_helicopter.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Westland_Sea_King_air-sea_rescue_helicopter.JPG/440px-Westland_Sea_King_air-sea_rescue_helicopter.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1880" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Westland_Sea_King" title="Westland Sea King">Sea King HAR.3</a> of 202 RAF Squadron, who operated this type of aircraft from RAF Manston between 1988 and 1994</figcaption></figure> <p>RAF Manston was home to a helicopter search and rescue (SAR) flight from <a href="/wiki/No._22_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 22 Squadron RAF">No. 22 Squadron RAF</a> from 1961, operating <a href="/wiki/Westland_Whirlwind_(helicopter)" title="Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)">Westland Whirlwind</a> aircraft. The flight was withdrawn in 1969, but the outcry led to the RAF contracting <a href="/wiki/Bristow_Helicopters" title="Bristow Helicopters">Bristow Helicopters</a> from 1971 to 1974 to provide a continued service (also using MK3 Whirlwhinds). In 1972, the Bristow crew was awarded the "Wreck Shield" for "Most Meritorious Rescue in 1972" by the Department of Trade and Industry.<sup id="cite_ref-rafsar_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafsar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1974, the RAF SAR teams returned, with <a href="/wiki/No._72_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 72 Squadron RAF">No. 72 Squadron RAF</a> operating two <a href="/wiki/Westland_Wessex" title="Westland Wessex">Westland Wessex</a> HC2 aircraft to replace the Bristow cover. The flight was transferred back to No. 22 Squadron in June 1976. In 1988 <a href="/wiki/No._202_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 202 Squadron RAF">No. 202 Squadron RAF</a> moved to Manston with their <a href="/wiki/Westland_Sea_King" title="Westland Sea King">Westland Sea King</a> HAR.3, with the Wessex aircraft moving to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Coltishall" title="RAF Coltishall">RAF Coltishall</a>. The Sea Kings remained at Manston until July 1994, when SAR activity at the base was halted, and SAR cover for the channel relocated to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Wattisham" title="RAF Wattisham">RAF Wattisham</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rafsar_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafsar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Units">Units</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following units were here at some point:<sup id="cite_ref-ABCT_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAF">No. 1 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RAF">No. 2 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 3 Squadron RAF">No. 3 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RAF">No. 4 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._9_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 9 Squadron RAF">No. 9 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 16 Squadron RAF">No. 16 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._18_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 18 Squadron RAF">No. 18 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._21_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 21 Squadron RAF">No. 21 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._22_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 22 Squadron RAF">No. 22 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._23_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 23 Squadron RAF">No. 23 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._26_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 26 Squadron RAF">No. 26 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 29 Squadron RAF">No. 29 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._32_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 32 Squadron RAF">No. 32 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._33_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 33 Squadron RAF">No. 33 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._39_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 39 Squadron RAF">No. 39 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._46_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 46 Squadron RAF">No. 46 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._48_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 48 Squadron RAF">No. 48 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._56_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 56 Squadron RAF">No. 56 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._59_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 59 Squadron RAF">No. 59 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._62_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 62 Squadron RAF">No. 62 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._63_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 63 Squadron RAF">No. 63 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._69_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 69 Squadron RAF">No. 69 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._72_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 72 Squadron RAF">No. 72 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._74_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 74 Squadron RAF">No. 74 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._77_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 77 Squadron RAF">No. 77 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._79_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 79 Squadron RAF">No. 79 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._80_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 80 Squadron RAF">No. 80 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._88_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 88 Squadron RAF">No. 88 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._91_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 91 Squadron RAF">No. 91 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._92_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 92 Squadron RAF">No. 92 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._101_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 101 Squadron RAF">No. 101 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._107_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 107 Squadron RAF">No. 107 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._110_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 110 Squadron RAF">No. 110 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._118_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 118 Squadron RAF">No. 118 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 119 Squadron RAF">No. 119 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._124_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 124 Squadron RAF">No. 124 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._130_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 130 Squadron RAF">No. 130 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._137_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 137 Squadron RAF">No. 137 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._139_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 139 Squadron RAF">No. 139 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._143_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 143 Squadron RAF">No. 143 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._151_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 151 Squadron RAF">No. 151 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._158_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 158 Squadron RAF">No. 158 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._164_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 164 Squadron RAF">No. 164 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._174_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 174 Squadron RAF">No. 174 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._175_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 175 Squadron RAF">No. 175 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._181_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 181 Squadron RAF">No. 181 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._183_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 183 Squadron RAF">No. 183 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._184_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 184 Squadron RAF">No. 184 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._193_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 193 Squadron RAF">No. 193 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._197_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 197 Squadron RAF">No. 197 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._198_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 198 Squadron RAF">No. 198 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._202_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 202 Squadron RAF">No. 202 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._206_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 206 Squadron RAF">No. 206 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._213_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 213 Squadron RAF">No. 213 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._217_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 217 Squadron RAF">No. 217 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._219_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 219 Squadron RAF">No. 219 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._222_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 222 Squadron RAF">No. 222 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._224_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 224 Squadron RAF">No. 224 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._226_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 226 Squadron RAF">No. 226 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._229_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 229 Squadron RAF">No. 229 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._235_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 235 Squadron RAF">No. 235 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._236_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 236 Squadron RAF">No. 236 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._239_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 239 Squadron RAF">No. 239 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._242_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 242 Squadron RAF">No. 242 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._253_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 253 Squadron RAF">No. 253 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._257_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 257 Squadron RAF">No. 257 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._263_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 263 Squadron RAF">No. 263 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._266_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 266 Squadron RAF">No. 266 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._274_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 274 Squadron RAF">No. 274 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._305_Polish_Bomber_Squadron" title="No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron">No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._310_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 310 Squadron RAF">No. 310 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._311_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 311 Squadron RAF">No. 311 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._312_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF">No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._313_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 313 Squadron RAF">No. 313 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._331_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 331 Squadron RAF">No. 331 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._332_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 332 Squadron RAF">No. 332 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/403_Helicopter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron">No. 403 Squadron RCAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/406_Maritime_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron">No. 406 Squadron RCAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/415_Long_Range_Patrol_Force_Development_Squadron" title="415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron">No. 415 Squadron RCAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._421_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 421 Squadron RCAF">No. 421 Squadron RCAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._451_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 451 Squadron RAAF">No. 451 Squadron RAAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._455_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 455 Squadron RAAF">No. 455 Squadron RAAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._500_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 500 Squadron RAF">No. 500 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._501_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 501 Squadron RAF">No. 501 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._504_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 504 Squadron RAF">No. 504 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._567_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 567 Squadron RAF">No. 567 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._600_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 600 Squadron RAF">No. 600 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._601_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 601 Squadron RAF">No. 601 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._604_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 604 Squadron RAF">No. 604 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._605_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 605 Squadron RAF">No. 605 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._607_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 607 Squadron RAF">No. 607 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._609_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 609 Squadron RAF">No. 609 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._611_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 611 Squadron RAF">No. 611 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._615_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 615 Squadron RAF">No. 615 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._616_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 616 Squadron RAF">No. 616 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._618_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 618 Squadron RAF">No. 618 Squadron RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/765_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="765 Naval Air Squadron">765 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/812_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="812 Naval Air Squadron">812 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/819_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="819 Naval Air Squadron">819 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/820_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="820 Naval Air Squadron">820 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/821_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="821 Naval Air Squadron">821 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/822_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="822 Naval Air Squadron">822 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/823_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="823 Naval Air Squadron">823 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/825_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="825 Naval Air Squadron">825 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/832_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="832 Naval Air Squadron">832 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/841_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="841 Naval Air Squadron">841 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/848_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="848 Naval Air Squadron">848 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li>Gladiator Flight<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake1999109_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELake1999109-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1_General_Reconnaissance_Unit_RAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit RAF (page does not exist)">No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_General_Reconnaissance_Unit_RAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 3 General Reconnaissance Unit RAF (page does not exist)">No. 3 General Reconnaissance Unit RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_School_of_Technical_Training_RAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 3 School of Technical Training RAF (page does not exist)">No. 3 School of Technical Training RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Flying_Training_School_RAF" title="No. 6 Flying Training School RAF">No. 6 Flying Training School RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._50_Wing_RAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 50 Wing RAF (page does 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class="mw-redirect" title="No. 618 Gliding School RAF">No. 618 Gliding School RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._618_Volunteer_Gliding_School_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 618 Volunteer Gliding School RAF">No. 618 Volunteer Gliding School RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1333_Wing_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1333 Wing RAF Regiment">No. 1333 Wing RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1401_Meteorological_Flight_RAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1401 Meteorological Flight RAF (page does not exist)">No. 1401 Meteorological Flight RAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2701_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2701 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2701 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2715_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2715 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2715 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2720_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2720 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2720 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">No. 2726 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2733_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2733 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2733 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2758_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2758 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2758 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2762_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2762 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2762 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2763_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2763 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2763 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2778_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" title="No. 2778 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2778 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2782_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2782 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2782 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2794_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2795_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2795 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2795 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2844_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 2844 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2844 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2909_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" title="No. 2909 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 2909 Squadron RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Ferry_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas Ferry Unit RAF">Overseas Ferry Unit RAF</a></li> <li>Pool of Pilots, Manston RAF</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.C.R.584_Training_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="S.C.R.584 Training Unit RAF">S.C.R.584 Training Unit RAF</a></li> <li>School of Technical Training (Men)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaplane_Training_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaplane Training Squadron RAF">Seaplane Training Squadron RAF</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civilian_use">Civilian use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Civilian use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For some years two commercial airlines operated out of Manston, Invicta Airways and Air Ferry. Many thousands of holiday passengers started their journeys from Manston. </p><p>From 1989 Manston became styled as <b>Kent International Airport</b>, and a new terminal was officially opened that year by the <a href="/wiki/Sarah,_Duchess_of_York" title="Sarah, Duchess of York">Duchess of York</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Closure">Closure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dftdc-defence-fire-training-and-development-centre-manston.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Dftdc-defence-fire-training-and-development-centre-manston.jpg/220px-Dftdc-defence-fire-training-and-development-centre-manston.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Dftdc-defence-fire-training-and-development-centre-manston.jpg/330px-Dftdc-defence-fire-training-and-development-centre-manston.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Dftdc-defence-fire-training-and-development-centre-manston.jpg/440px-Dftdc-defence-fire-training-and-development-centre-manston.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>The DFTDC was an active military base.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1996, Manston's satellite station <a href="/wiki/RAF_Ash" title="RAF Ash">RAF Ash</a>, was closed, and in 1999, it was decided to close the RAF Manston base. The 'airside' portion of the base was signed over to the commercial operator of <a href="/wiki/Manston_Airport" title="Manston Airport">Kent International Airport</a>. </p><p>The MoD decided to keep the central fire training school (CTE) facility open, and almost the entirety of the 'domestic' side of the base became FSCTE Manston (Fire Service Central Training Establishment). In 2007 the Army took over responsibility for firefighting across the armed services<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> (except the Royal Navy whose Aircraft Handling Branch are the fire fighters at Naval Air Stations and are trained at RNAS Culdrose at the School of Flight Deck Operations) and the school became the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Fire_Training_and_Development_Centre" title="Defence Fire Training and Development Centre">Defence Fire Training and Development Centre</a> (DFTDC). The site is set to be closed in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents">Accidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Accidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 18 September 1948, an RAF <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">de Havilland Mosquito</a> crashed during an air show at RAF Manston, killing both crew and ten members of the public.<sup id="cite_ref-Times200948_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times200948-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ingleton_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ingleton-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 27 April 1952, an American <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">Republic F-84E Thunderjet</a> (Serial Number 49-2111), of 165 Fighter Bomber Squadron, 1323 Fighter Bomber Group, United States Air Force, that was based at Manston crashed at nearby <a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s,_Kent" title="St Peter's, Kent">St Peter's, Kent</a> as a result of an engine fire. The pilot, Captain Clifford Vincent Fogarty, was killed, as were three residents of St Peter's.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>As a Master Diversion Airfield, RAF Manston witnessed numerous emergency landings both civil and military. Any aircraft reporting undercarriage problems would be diverted to Manston. All aircraft landed successfully on the foam carpet with reduced or no undercarriage, and no injuries or fatalities were ever reported by the Civil Aviation Authority.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Museums">Museums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Spitfire_in_Manston_museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Spitfire_in_Manston_museum.jpg/220px-Spitfire_in_Manston_museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Spitfire_in_Manston_museum.jpg/330px-Spitfire_in_Manston_museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Spitfire_in_Manston_museum.jpg/440px-Spitfire_in_Manston_museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="560" /></a><figcaption>Spitfire MkIX in museum</figcaption></figure> <p>There are currently two museums on the former RAF Manston site, in a cluster on the north side : </p> <ul><li>The RAF Manston History Museum<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>A third museum in the cluster, the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Fire_Training_and_Development_Centre#Manston_Fire_Museum" title="Defence Fire Training and Development Centre">Manston Fire Museum</a> within the DFTDC site, is now closed.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Air_show">Air show</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Air show"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RAF Manston and the Spitfire and Hurricane museums used to host an air show, which was most recently in 2011. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_culture">Popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_and_TV">Film and TV</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Manston&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Film and 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The map itself is based on the southeast coast of England, depicting just under half of the county of Kent, the Strait of Dover, and a small part of France (in the southeast corner of the map, usually well outside the playable area). 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 January</span> 2025</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Aviation-Safety+Network&rft.atitle=Accident%3B+Republic+F-84E+Thunderjet+49-2111%2C+Sunday+27+April+1952&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fasn.flightsafety.org%2Fwikibase%2F59363&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARAF+Manston" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rafmanston.co.uk">"RAF Manston History Museum"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RAF+Manston+History+Museum&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rafmanston.co.uk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARAF+Manston" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.spitfiremuseum.org.uk/">"Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Spitfire+and+Hurricane+Memorial+Museum&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spitfiremuseum.org.uk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARAF+Manston" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://firemuseum.uk/manston-closure/">"Manston Closure"</a>. <i>Museum of RAF Firefighting</i>. 14 May 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(PACAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base" title="Ellsworth Air Force Base">Ellsworth</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eglin_Air_Force_Base" title="Eglin Air Force Base">Eglin</a> (AFMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_E._Warren_Air_Force_Base" title="Francis E. Warren Air Force Base">F. E. Warren</a> (AFGSC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Air_Force_Base" title="Fairchild Air Force Base">Fairchild</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Forbes Field Air National Guard Base">Forbes</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Force_Base" title="Grand Forks Air Force Base">Grand Forks</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grissom_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Grissom Air Reserve Base">Grissom</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homestead_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Homestead Air Reserve Base">Homestead</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Lincoln Air National Guard Base">Lincoln</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Air_Force_Base" title="Little Rock Air Force Base">Little Rock</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malmstrom_Air_Force_Base" title="Malmstrom Air Force Base">Malmstrom</a> (AFGSC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_Air_Reserve_Base" title="March Air Reserve Base">March</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McChord_Field" title="McChord Field">McChord</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConnell_Air_Force_Base" title="McConnell Air Force Base">McConnell</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McGuire_Air_Force_Base" title="McGuire Air Force Base">McGuire</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minot_Air_Force_Base" title="Minot Air Force Base">Minot</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Home_Air_Force_Base" title="Mountain Home Air Force Base">Mountain Home</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offutt_Air_Force_Base" title="Offutt Air Force Base">Offutt</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Space_Force_Base" title="Patrick Space Force Base">Patrick</a> (USSF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pease_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Pease Air National Guard Base">Pease</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base">Rickenbacker</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robins_Air_Force_Base" title="Robins Air Force Base">Robins</a> (AFMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_Johnson_Air_Force_Base" title="Seymour Johnson Air Force Base">Seymour Johnson</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheppard_Air_Force_Base" title="Sheppard Air Force Base">Sheppard</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Selfridge Air National Guard Base">Selfridge</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_Air_Force_Base" title="Travis Air Force Base">Travis</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base" title="Vandenberg Space Force Base">Vandenberg</a> (USSF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westover_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Westover Air Reserve Base">Westover</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiteman_Air_Force_Base" title="Whiteman Air Force Base">Whiteman</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base" title="Wright-Patterson Air Force Base">Wright-Patterson</a> (AFMC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">overseas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Alconbury" title="RAF Alconbury">RAF Alconbury</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia" title="Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia">Diego Garcia</a> (USN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena</a> (PACAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Fairford" title="RAF Fairford">RAF Fairford</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Lakenheath" title="RAF Lakenheath">RAF Lakenheath</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Mildenhall" title="RAF Mildenhall">RAF Mildenhall</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thule_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Thule Air Base">Thule</a> (USSF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">former /<br />inactive</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Contiguous_United_States#CONUS_and_OCONUS" title="Contiguous United States">CONUS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amarillo_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Amarillo Air Force Base">Amarillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bergstrom_Air_Force_Base" title="Bergstrom Air Force Base">Bergstrom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biggs_Army_Airfield" title="Biggs Army Airfield">Biggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calumet_Air_Force_Station" title="Calumet Air Force Station">Calumet Air Force Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Joint_Reserve_Base_Fort_Worth" title="Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth">Carswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Air_Force_Base" title="Castle Air Force Base">Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennault_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennault Air Force Base">Chennault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton-Sherman_Air_Force_Base" title="Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base">Clinton-Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Bangor Air National Guard Base">Dow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eaker_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Eaker Air Force Base">Eaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Air_Force_Base" title="Glasgow Air Force Base">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Island_Army_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Island Army Airfield">Grand Island</a> (AAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffiss_Air_Force_Base" title="Griffiss Air Force Base">Griffiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Army_Airfield" title="Hunter Army Airfield">Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._I._Sawyer_Air_Force_Base" title="K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base">K. I. Sawyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kearney_Air_Force_Base" title="Kearney Air Force Base">Kearney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kincheloe_Air_Force_Base" title="Kincheloe Air Force Base">Kincheloe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larson_Air_Force_Base" title="Larson Air Force Base">Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loring_Air_Force_Base" title="Loring Air Force Base">Loring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowry_Air_Force_Base" title="Lowry Air Force Base">Lowry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mather_Air_Force_Base" title="Mather Air Force Base">Mather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCoy_Air_Force_Base" title="McCoy Air Force Base">McCoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plattsburgh_Air_Force_Base" title="Plattsburgh Air Force Base">Plattsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presque_Isle_Air_Force_Base" title="Presque Isle Air Force Base">Presque Isle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramey_Air_Force_Base" title="Ramey Air Force Base">Ramey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R.I._Bong_Air_Force_Base" title="R.I. Bong Air Force Base">R.I. Bong</a> (unbuilt)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schilling_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Schilling Air Force Base">Schilling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stead_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Stead Air Force Base">Stead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turner_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Air Force Base">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_Air_Force_Base" title="Walker Air Force Base">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wurtsmith_Air_Force_Base" title="Wurtsmith Air Force Base">Wurtsmith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">overseas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom">Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Bassingbourn" title="RAF Bassingbourn">RAF Bassingbourn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Guerir_Air_Base" title="Ben Guerir Air Base">Ben Guerir</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boulhaut_Air_Base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boulhaut Air Base (page does not exist)">Boulhaut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Brize_Norton" title="RAF Brize Norton">RAF Brize Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruntingthorpe_Aerodrome" title="Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome">RAF Bruntingthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Burtonwood" title="RAF Burtonwood">RAF Burtonwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Chelveston" title="RAF Chelveston">RAF Chelveston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common" title="RAF Greenham Common">RAF Greenham Common</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFB_Goose_Bay" title="CFB Goose Bay">Goose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Harmon_Air_Force_Base" title="Ernest Harmon Air Force Base">Ernest Harmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_High_Wycombe" title="RAF High Wycombe">RAF High Wycombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Upper_Heyford" title="RAF Upper Heyford">RAF Upper Heyford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrej%C3%B3n_Air_Base" title="Torrejón Air Base">Torrejón</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">RAF Manston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mor%C3%B3n_Air_Base" title="Morón Air Base">Morón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nouasseur_Air_Base" title="Nouasseur Air Base">Nouasseur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabat%E2%80%93Sal%C3%A9_Airport" title="Rabat–Salé Airport">Rabat-Salé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Scampton" title="RAF Scampton">RAF Scampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sculthorpe_Training_Area" title="Sculthorpe Training Area">RAF Sculthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidi_Slimane_Air_Base" title="Sidi Slimane Air Base">Sidi Slimane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_South_Ruislip" title="RAF South Ruislip">RAF South Ruislip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U-Tapao_Royal_Thai_Navy_Airfield" title="U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield">U-Tapao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Waddington" title="RAF Waddington">RAF Waddington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Woodbridge" title="RAF Woodbridge">RAF Woodbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Wyton" title="RAF Wyton">RAF Wyton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaragoza_Airport" title="Zaragoza Airport">Zaragoza</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Emblem of Strategic Air Command"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png/100px-Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png/150px-Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png 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href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Expeditionary_Mobility_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force">Fifteenth Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Air_Expeditionary_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="16th Air Expeditionary Task Force">Sixteenth Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Air Division">3d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Air_Division" title="4th Air Division">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Air_Division" title="5th Air Division">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Air_Division" title="6th Air Division">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Air_Division" title="7th Air Division">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Air_Division" title="12th Air Division">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Air_Division" title="14th Air Division">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Air_Division" title="17th Air Division">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Air_Division" title="19th Air Division">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Air_Division" title="21st Air Division">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Air_Division" title="36th Air Division">36th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Air_Division" title="40th Air Division">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="42d Air Division">42d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Air_Division" title="45th Air Division">45th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Air_Division" title="47th Air Division">47th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Air_Division" title="57th Air Division">57th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">100th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/311th_Air_Division" title="311th Air Division">311th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/801st_Air_Division" title="801st Air Division">801st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802d_Air_Division" title="802d Air Division">802d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/806th_Air_Division" title="806th Air Division">806th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/817th_Air_Division" title="817th Air Division">817th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/822d_Air_Division" title="822d Air Division">822d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/823d_Air_Division" title="823d Air Division">823d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4310th_Air_Division" title="4310th Air Division">4310th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Strategic<br />aerospace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="1st Strategic Aerospace Division">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="18th Strategic Aerospace Division">18th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22d_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Strategic Aerospace Division">22d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/810th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="810th Strategic Aerospace Division">810th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/813th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="813th Strategic Aerospace Division">813th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/816th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="816th Strategic Aerospace Division">816th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/818th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="818th Strategic Aerospace Division">818th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/819th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="819th Strategic Aerospace Division">819th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/820th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="820th Strategic Aerospace Division">820th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/821st_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="821st Strategic Aerospace Division">821st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/825th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="825th Strategic Aerospace Division">825th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Strategic missile</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/13th_Strategic_Missile_Division" title="13th Strategic Missile Division">13th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command_wings" title="Strategic Air Command wings">Wings</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_USAF_Bomb_Wings_and_Wings_assigned_to_Strategic_Air_Command" title="List of USAF Bomb Wings and Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command">Bombardment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2d_Bomb_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="2d Bomb Wing">2d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Bomb_Wing" title="5th Bomb Wing">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Bomb_Wing" title="7th Bomb Wing">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Reconnaissance_Wing" title="9th Reconnaissance Wing">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Training_Wing" title="17th Training Wing">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Airlift_Wing" title="19th Airlift Wing">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22d_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Air Refueling Wing">22d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Bomb_Wing" title="28th Bomb Wing">28th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="39th Bombardment Wing">39th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="40th Bombardment Wing">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42d_Air_Base_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="42d Air Base Wing">42d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43d_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="43d Airlift Wing">43d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53d_Electronic_Warfare_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Electronic Warfare Group">68th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Wing" title="70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing">70th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72d_Air_Base_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="72d Air Base Wing">72d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/92d_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="92d Air Refueling Wing">92d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/93d_Air_Ground_Operations_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="93d Air Ground Operations Wing">93d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/96th_Air_Base_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="96th Air Base Wing">96th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/97th_Air_Mobility_Wing" title="97th Air Mobility Wing">97th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/99th_Air_Base_Wing" title="99th Air Base Wing">99th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/303d_Aeronautical_Systems_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="303d Aeronautical Systems Wing">303d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/319th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="319th Air Refueling Wing">319th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/320th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="320th Air Expeditionary Wing">320th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/340th_Flying_Training_Group" title="340th Flying Training Group">340th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="379th Air Expeditionary Wing">379th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="380th Air Expeditionary Wing">380th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/397th_Bombardment_Wing" title="397th Bombardment Wing">397th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="410th Air Expeditionary Wing">410th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/416th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="416th Bombardment Wing">416th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="449th Air Expeditionary Group">449th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/450th_Bombardment_Wing" title="450th Bombardment Wing">450th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/454th_Bombardment_Wing" title="454th Bombardment Wing">454th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/456th_Bombardment_Wing" title="456th Bombardment Wing">456th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/461st_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="461st Bombardment Wing">461st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/465th_Bombardment_Wing" title="465th Bombardment Wing">465th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/484th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="484th Air Expeditionary Wing">484th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/494th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="494th Bombardment Wing">494th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/509th_Bomb_Wing" title="509th Bomb Wing">509th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_USAF_Fighter_Wings_assigned_to_Strategic_Air_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="List of USAF Fighter Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command">Fighter</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Fighter_Wing" title="1st Fighter Wing">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Fighter_Wing" title="4th Fighter Wing">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Flying_Training_Wing" title="12th Flying Training Wing">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Wing" title="27th Special Operations Wing">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Fighter_Wing" title="31st Fighter Wing">31st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33d_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="33d Fighter Wing">33d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Fighter_Wing" title="56th Fighter Wing">56th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Flying_Training_Wing" title="71st Flying Training Wing">71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82d_Training_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="82d Training Wing">82d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="407th Air Expeditionary Group">407th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/506th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="506th Air Expeditionary Group">506th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/508th_Aerospace_Sustainment_Wing" title="508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing">508th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_missile_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of missile wings of the United States Air Force">Missile</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/44th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="44th Strategic Missile Wing">44th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/90th_Missile_Wing" title="90th Missile Wing">90th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/91st_Missile_Wing" title="91st Missile Wing">91st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/308th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="308th Strategic Missile Wing">308th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/321st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="321st Strategic Missile Wing">321st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/341st_Missile_Wing" title="341st Missile Wing">341st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/351st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="351st Strategic Missile Wing">351st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/381st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="381st Strategic Missile Wing">381st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/389th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" title="389th Strategic Missile Wing">389th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/390th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" title="390th Strategic Missile Wing">390th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/392d_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="392d Strategic Missile Wing">392d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/451st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="451st Strategic Missile Wing">451st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/455th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="455th Air Expeditionary Wing">455th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/702d_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="702d Strategic Missile Wing">702d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/703d_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="703d Strategic Missile Wing">703d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/404th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="404th Air Expeditionary Group">704th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/705th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" title="705th Strategic Missile Wing">705th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/706th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="706th Strategic Missile Wing">706th</a></li> <li>4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">Reconnaissance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/6th_Air_Mobility_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Air Mobility Wing">6th Strategic Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing">26th Strategic Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Wing" title="55th Wing">55th Strategic Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/544th_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Group" title="544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group">544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_refueling_wings" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force air refueling wings">Refueling</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/11th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Air Refueling Wing">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">100th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/301st_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="301st Air Refueling Wing">301st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/305th_Air_Mobility_Wing" title="305th Air Mobility Wing">305th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/384th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="384th Air Refueling Wing">384th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/452d_Air_Mobility_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="452d Air Mobility Wing">452d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/497th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="497th Air Refueling Wing">497th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/499th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="499th Air Refueling Wing">499th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/500th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="500th Air Refueling Wing">500th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_USAF_Strategic_Wings_assigned_to_the_Strategic_Air_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="List of USAF Strategic Wings assigned to the Strategic Air Command">Strategic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Aerospace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/310th_Space_Wing" title="310th Space Wing">310th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/385th_Strategic_Aerospace_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="385th Strategic Aerospace Wing">385th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/462d_Strategic_Aerospace_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="462d Strategic Aerospace Wing">462d</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">AFCON</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/95th_Air_Base_Wing" title="95th Air Base Wing">95th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/98th_Range_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="98th Range Wing">98th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/306th_Strategic_Wing" title="306th Strategic Wing">306th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/307th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="307th Strategic Wing">307th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/376th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="376th Air Expeditionary Wing">376th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MAJCOM_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force">MAJCOM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3918th_Strategic_Wing" title="3918th Strategic Wing">3918th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3920th_Strategic_Wing" title="3920th Strategic Wing">3920th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43d_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="43d Airlift Wing">3960th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3970th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="3970th Strategic Wing">3970th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3973d_Strategic_Wing" title="3973d Strategic Wing">3973d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4026th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4026th Strategic Wing">4026th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4038th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4038th Strategic Wing">4038th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4039th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4039th Strategic Wing">4039th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4042d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4042d Strategic Wing">4042d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4043d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4043d Strategic Wing">4043d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4047th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4047th Strategic Wing">4047th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">4080th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4081st_Strategic_Wing" title="4081st Strategic Wing">4081st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4082d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4082d Strategic Wing">4082d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4083d_Strategic_Wing" title="4083d Strategic Wing">4083d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4123d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4123d Strategic Wing">4123d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4126th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4126th Strategic Wing">4126th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4138th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4138th Strategic Wing">4128th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4130th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4130th Strategic Wing">4130th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4133rd_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4133rd Strategic Wing">4133d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4134th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4134th Strategic Wing">4134th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4135th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4135th Strategic Wing">4135th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4136th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4136th Strategic Wing">4136th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4137th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4137th Strategic Wing">4137th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4138th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4138th Strategic Wing">4138th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4141st_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4141st Strategic Wing">4141st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4157th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4157th Strategic Wing">4157th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4158th_Strategic_Wing" title="4158th Strategic Wing">4158th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4170th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4170th Strategic Wing">4170th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4228th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4228th Strategic Wing">4228th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4238th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4238th Strategic Wing">4238th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4239th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4239th Strategic Wing">4239th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4241st_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4241st Strategic Wing">4241st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4245th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4245th Strategic Wing">4245th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/376th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="376th Strategic Wing">4252nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4258th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4258th Strategic Wing">4258th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4321st_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4321st Strategic Wing">4321st</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">USAAF<br />Groups<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><big>*</big>= initial assigned<br />unit upon SAC's<br />activation</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Bombardment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="2d Operations Group">2d</a> (7/47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Operations_Group" title="7th Operations Group">7th</a> (10/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Operations_Group" title="28th Operations Group">28th</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="40th Air Expeditionary Wing">40th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="43rd Operations Group">43rd</a> (10/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="44th Operations Group">44th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/92nd_Operations_Group" title="92nd Operations Group">92nd</a> (10/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/93d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="93d Operations Group">93d</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/97th_Operations_Group" title="97th Operations Group">97th</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/98th_Operations_Group" title="98th Operations Group">98th</a> (7/47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/301st_Operations_Group" title="301st Operations Group">301st</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/307th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="307th Bombardment Group">307th</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/444th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="444th Bombardment Group">444th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/448th_Fighter-Bomber_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="448th Fighter-Bomber Group">448th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="449th Air Expeditionary Group">449th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/467th_Bombardment_Group" title="467th Bombardment Group">467th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/485th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="485th Air Expeditionary Wing">485th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/498th_Tactical_Missile_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="498th Tactical Missile Group">498th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/509th_Composite_Group" title="509th Composite Group">509th Composite</a> (3/46*)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Group" title="27th Special Operations Group">27th</a> (6/47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Operations_Group" title="55th Operations Group">55th</a> (2/47)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/91st_Operations_Group" title="91st Operations Group">91st Strategic Reconnaissance</a> (1/47)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center; background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Equipment_of_Strategic_Air_Command" title="Equipment of Strategic Air Command">Major<br />weapon<br />systems</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bomber_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Bomber aircraft">Bombers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rockwell_B-1_Lancer" title="Rockwell B-1 Lancer">Rockwell B-1 Lancer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit">Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker" title="Convair B-36 Peacemaker">Convair B-36 Peacemaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_B-45_Tornado" title="North American B-45 Tornado">North American B-45 Tornado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet" title="Boeing B-47 Stratojet">Boeing B-47 Stratojet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">Boeing B-50 Superfortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-58_Hustler" title="Convair B-58 Hustler">Convair B-58 Hustler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" 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