Blytheville Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base that operated under the Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command from 1954 until its...
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River, in 1987. The former Blytheville Army Airfield was reopened by the Air Force in 1956 as Blytheville Air Force Base, and from 1959 to 1991 hosted...
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Arkansas International Airport (category Blytheville, Arkansas)
the facility was formally reopened the Tactical Air Command as Blytheville Air Force Base. The base hosted three squadrons of B-57s, which participated...
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The Blytheville Air Force Base Capehart Housing Historic District encompasses a large residential area built between 1957 and 1962 as part of a military...
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Mississippi County, Arkansas (redirect from Blytheville, AR μSA)
Blytheville, with satellite landing strips at Manilla and in the Missouri Bootheel. The facility was later reopened in 1954 at Blytheville Air Force Base...
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the 42d Air Division, was transferred from Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas and headquartered at McCoy AFB. In September 1973, with the force reduction-directed...
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Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1997) France Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1949) Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1999) Ramey Air...
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Biggs Army Airfield (redirect from Biggs Air Force Base)
from Biggs AFB to Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas. On 1 July 1962 the 810th Air Division moved from Biggs AFB to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota....
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Air Force Base, Wyoming 1 April 1958: Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas (later Eaker Air Force Base) 1 August 1958: Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan...
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transferred Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas to Strategic Air Command (SAC). The wing was organized as a strategic wing by SAC at Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas...
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out of the active force inventory. The squadron was soon activated with Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers at Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas. In 1985...
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February 1946. The 914th Air Refueling Squadron was activated by the United States Air Force in 1961 at Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas, where it was...
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766th Bombardment Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas in 1956 and was inactivated there in January 1958, when Blytheville became a Strategic Air Command (SAC) base. The 766th...
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765th Bombardment Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas in 1956 and was inactivated there in January 1958, when Blytheville became a Strategic Air Command (SAC) base. The 765th...
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Texas, 22 May 1948 Blytheville Air Force Base (later Eaker Air Force Base), Arkansas, 1 July 1959 – 1 April 1992 Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1 October...
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The 42nd Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing (Dive) on 8 February 1943. The wing first...
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340th Weapons Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
– 1 April 1955 Blytheville Air Force Base (later Eaker Air Force Base), Arkansas, 1 July 1959 – 7 January 1992 Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 3 February...
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into a suburb. The facility reopened in 1954 as Blytheville Air Force Base, a B-57 and later B-52 base. Gosnell was incorporated as a first-class city...
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See Also: Walnut Ridge Air Force Station Marine Corps Air Facility Walnut Ridge is a former United States Army and United States Marine Corps airfield...
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George H. McKee (category United States Air Force generals)
Castle Air Force Base, Calif. In October 1964 he was assigned as deputy commander for maintenance, 97th Bombardment Wing, Blytheville Air Force Base, Ark...
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764th Bombardment Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
to Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas in 1955 and was inactivated there, when Blytheville became a Strategic Air Command (SAC) base. It was activated...
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Peacekeeper Rail Garrison (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Air Force)
Dyess Air Force Base (Abilene, TX), Whiteman Air Force Base, (Knob Noster, MO), Blytheville Air Force Base (Blytheville, AR), Little Rock Air Force Base (Little...
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when the United States Air Force (USAF) discontinued the Army Air Forces Base Unit system while implementing the Wing Base reorganization (Hobson Plan)...
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AGM-28 Hound Dog (category Cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United States)
Wing at Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas became the first combat wing in SAC to be equipped with the missile. The first test flight at the base took...
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Ira C. Eaker (category Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal)
Arlington National Cemetery. Blytheville Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command (SAC) installation, was renamed Eaker Air Force Base on May 26, 1988. Eaker AFB...
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Second Air Force (2 AF; 2d Air Force in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted...
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810th Strategic Aerospace Division (redirect from 810th Air Division)
January 1959, it became non-operational. In July the 97th moved to Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas, where it re-equipped with Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses...
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461st Operations Group (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
jet-powered Martin Martin B-57 Canberras and moved to a permanent base at Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas. After three years of service with the B-57s the...
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and the 342d Bombardment Squadron did not move to Robins from Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas until May 1960. By February 1960, all wings except for...
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airport, which was sold to the US Air Force to be turned into Blytheville Air Force Base. Construction started in mid-April, 1959, with the runway being...
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