B-29 Superfortress 42-63526 of the 497th Bombardment Group near Rangoon, Burma
Active
1943–1946; 1962–1964; After 2000
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Provisional Unit
Role
Exercise Control
Motto(s)
Parati Stamus Latin We Stand Ready
Engagements
Pacific Theater of Operations
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
497th Air Refueling Wing emblem (approved 7 February 1963)[1]
Emblem used by the 497th Bombardment Group[note 1]
Twentieth Air Force Tail Marking
Square A
Military unit
The 497th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Pacific Air Forces to activate or inactivate as needed.
The unit was first activated in the United States Army Air Forces as the 497th Bombardment Group which was part of Twentieth Air Force during World War II. The 497th engaged in very heavy (B-29 Superfortress) bombardment operations against Japan and earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat actions. Its aircraft were identified by an "A" and a square painted on the tail.
The unit was again active as the 497th Air Refueling Wing, which was an element of Strategic Air Command. It absorbed the personnel equipment, and mission of the 4108th Air Refueling Wing at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York in January 1963 and was inactivated in September 1964.
In 1985 the 497th Bombardment Group and the 497th Air Refueling Wing were consolidated into a single unit. The unit was converted to provisional status and assigned to Pacific Air Forces which activated it to control exercises at Paya Lebar Airfield, Singapore various times between 2000 and 2006.
^Ravenstein, Combat Wings, pp. 271–272
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