499th Bomb Group B-29 Superfortress over Mount Fuji in 1945.
Active
1943–1946; 1962–1966
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Bombardment Air Refueling
Motto(s)
Auxilium ab Alto Latin Help from Above)
Engagements
Pacific Theater of Operations
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation
Insignia
499th Air Refueling Wing emblem[note 1]
Group tail identification (World War II)
Square V
Military unit
The 499th Air Refueling Wing is an inactive United States Air Force (USAF) unit that was last active at Westover AFB, Massachusetts in June 1966.
The wing was first activated as the 499th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces, which flew combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations as part of Twentieth Air Force during World War II. The 499th BG engaged in very heavy Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombardment operations against Japan for which it earned two Distinguished Unit Citations. Its aircraft were identified by a "V" and a square painted on the tail.
The 499th Air Refueling Wing was an air refueling and airborne command and control unit active from 1963 to 1966. In 1984 USAF consolidated the group and wing into a single unit sharing a common history.
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