166th Air Refueling Squadron

166th Air Refueling Squadron
KC-135R Stratotanker (s/n 61-0264), deployed from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, takes off for an aerial refueling mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on 4 October 2007.
Active	1942-Present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Squadron
Role	Air Refueling
Part of	Ohio Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio
Nickname(s)	Sluff
Tail Code	"Ohio" Blue Tail Stripe
Insignia
166th Air Refueling Squadron emblem

The 166th Air Refueling Squadron (166 ARS) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard 121st Air Refueling Wing located at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. The 166th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 364th Fighter Squadron and activated, on 1 December 1942

Inactivated on 20 August 1946.

• Re-designated: 166th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Ohio ANG, on 21 August 1946

Extended federal recognition on 10 November 1947

Assignments

• 357th Fighter Group, 1 Dec 1942-20 Aug 1946
• 66th Fighter Wing, 10 November 1947
• 55th Fighter Wing, 7 December 1947
• 121st Fighter Group, 26 June 1948

Stations

• Hamilton Field, California, 1 Dec 1942
• Tonopah Army Airfield, Nevada, 6 Mar 1943
• Santa Rosa Army Airfield, California, 3 Jun 1943
• Oroville Army Airfield, California, 18 Aug 1943
• Casper Army Airfield, Wyoming, 7 Oct-9 Nov 1943
• RAF Raydon (AAF-157), England, 1 Dec 1943

• RAF Leiston (AAF-373), England, 1 Feb 1944
• AAF Station Neubiberg, Germany, 20 Jul 1945-20 Aug 1946.

Aircraft

• P-39 Aircobra, 1943
• P-51B/C/D/K Mustang, 1943-1946
• F-51D Mustang, 1947-

References

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