1 April 1959 (detached c. 13 August 1958–c. 18 February 1959) 462d Fighter (later Strategic Fighter; Fighter-Day; Fighter-Bomber) Squadron, 21 October 1944 – 16 December 1945; 20 January 1953 – 1 April 1959. 470th Fighter-Day (later Fighter-Bomber) Squadron, 25 September 1957 – 1 April 1959 506th Air Refueling Squadron: 25 September 1953 – 1 March 1955 Stations Lakeland Army Airfield, Florida, 21 October 1944 – 16 February 1945 North Field, Iwo Jima, 24 April – 3 December 1945 Camp Anza, California, 15–16 December 1945 Dow AFB, Maine, 20 January 1953 Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 20 March 1955 – 1 April 1959 Carswell AFB, Texas, 8 July 1972 – 25 March 1973 Kirkuk Air Base (later Joint Base Balad), Iraq, since 22 April 2003 Aircraft P-51 Mustang, 1944–1945 F-84 Thunderjet, 1953–1957 KB-29 Superfortress (Tanker), 1954–1955 F-100 Super Sabre, 1957–1958 F-105 Thunderchief, 1972–1973 See also List of B-29 Superfortress operators References Citations Bibliography Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. CD-ROM. Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . 506th Air Expeditionary Group at globalsecurity.org External links 506th AEG's Factsheet 506