509th Weapons Squadron

509th Weapons Squadron
Emblem of the 509th Weapons Squadron
Active	1943-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Air Refueling Training

Emblem of the 509th Air Refueling Squadron

The 509th Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the USAF Mobility Weapons School, stationed at Fairchild AFB, Washington.

The mission of the squadron is to provide KC-135 Stratotanker instructional flying.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 609 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 15 Feb 1943

Activated on 1 Mar 1943

Disbanded on 10 Apr 1944

• Reconstituted, and consolidated (19 Sep 1985), with the 509 Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 30 Jun 1948

Activated on 19 Jul 1948

Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1965

• Redesignated 509 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, and activated, on 8 Aug 1966

Organized on 2 Oct 1966

Redesignated 509 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Sep 1991

Inactivated on 1 Oct 1994

• Redesignated 509 Weapons Squadron on 30 May 2003

Activated on 1 Jun 2003

Assignments

• 400 Bombardment Group, 1 Mar 1943-10 Apr 1944
• 509 Bombardment Group, 19 Jul 1948
• 509 Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952
• 817 Air Division, 5 Jan 1958
• 509 Bombardment Wing, 8 Jul 1958-25 Jun 1965; 2 Oct 1966
• 416 Bombardment Wing, 1 Jul 1990
• 416 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991
• 380 Operations Group, 1 Jun 1992-1 Oct 1994
• USAF Mobility Weapons School, 1 Jun 2003-Present

Stations

• Pyote AAB, TX, 1 Mar 1943
• Davis-Monthan Field, AZ, 11 Apr 1943
• Pueblo AAB, CO, c. 2 May 1943
• Smoky Hill AAFld, KS, 31 Jul 1943
• Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 19 Sep 1943
• Charleston AAFld, SC, 15 Dec 1943-10 Apr 1944
• Walker AFB, NM, 19 Jul 1948

Deployed at Upper Heyford RAF Station, England, 4 Jun-3 Sep 1952

Deployed at Lakenheath, England, 26 Jan-1 May 1956

• Pease AFB, NH, 5 Jan 1958-25 Jun 1965; 2 Oct 1966
• Griffiss AFB, NY, 1 Jul 1990-1 Oct 1994
• Fairchild AFB, WA, 1 Jun 2003-Present

Aircraft

• B-24, 1943-1944
• KB-29, 1948-1954
• KC-97, 1954-1965
• KC-135, 1966-1994

References

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

• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN: 0892010975