Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker at RAF Mildenhall[a]
Active
1942–1945; 1947–1949; 1956–1966; 1992–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Air refueling
Part of
United States Air Forces in Europe
Garrison/HQ
RAF Mildenhall
Motto(s)
Pax Opus Nostrum (Latin for 'Peace is our Profession')[1]
Equipment
KC-135R/T Stratotanker
Engagements
European Theater of Operations Kosovo War
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award French Croix de Guerre with Palm[1]
Insignia
351st Air Refueling Squadron emblem[b][1]
Patch with 351st Bombardment Squadron emblem (World War II)[2]
World War II fuselage code
EP (1942–1945)
Tail code
Square D (100th Group, World War II, 1992–present)[3]
Military unit
The 351st Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England. Since 1992, it has operated the Boeing KC-135R/T Stratotanker aircraft conducting primarily aerial refueling but also airlift and aeromedical evacuation missions.
The squadron was activated as the 350th Bombardment Squadron during World War II as a heavy bomber unit. It served in combat in the European Theater of Operations, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its actions. After V-E Day the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at the port of embarkation.
The squadron was briefly active in the reserve from 1947 to 1949, but does not appear to have been fully equipped or manned. It served between 1956 and 1966 with Strategic Air Command as a bombardment unit, flying Boeing B-47 Stratojets.
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^ abcKane, Robert B. (19 July 2010). "Factsheet 351 Air Refueling Squadron (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^Watkins, pp. 48–49
^Duffield, Adam (23 May 2014). "100th ARW in Action". Aero Resource. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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