(detached after 10 February 1951); 1 September 1991 – 31 March 1995; 1 April 1997 – 19 September 2002 11th Pursuit Squadron (later 11th Fighter Squadron): 2 February – 7 June 1942 18th Pursuit Squadron (later 18th Fighter Squadron): 24 February 1941 – 7 June 1942 34th Pursuit Squadron: 1 February-30 November 1940 21st Bombardment Squadron: attached 9 January 1942-c. 19 September 1943 36th Bombardment Squadron: 1 February 1940 – 19 October 1943 73d Bombardment Squadron: 3 May 1941 – 6 October 1943 404th Bombardment Squadron: attached c. 12 July-c. 20 September 1942, assigned c. 21 September 1942 – 20 October 1945 406th Bombardment Squadron: attached c. June 1942-c. October 1943 717th Bombardment Squadron (later 717th Strategic Reconnaissance) Squadron): 4 August 1946 – 16 June 1952 (detached after 10 February 1951) 718th Bombardment Squadron (later 718th Strategic Reconnaissance) Squadron): 4 August 1946 – 16 June 1952 (detached after 10 February 1951) Stations March Field, California, 1 February 1940 Moffett Field, California, 10 December 1940 – 12 February 1941 Elmendorf Field, Alaska, 23 February 1941 Adak Army Airfield, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 14 March 1943 Shemya Army Air Base, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 26 February 1944 – 20 October 1945 Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska, 4 August-6 October 1946 Elmendorf Field, Alaska, 20 October 1946 – 25 April 1947 Rapid City Army Air Base (later Rapid City Airfield, Rapid City Air Force Base), South Dakota, 3 May 1947 – 16 June 1952 (deployed at RAF Scampton, England, 19 July-19 October 1948 Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 1 September 1991 – present Aircraft Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1940–1943 Curtiss P-36 Hawk, 1940, 1941–1942 North American B-25 Mitchell, 1941–1945 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, 1941–1942 Lockheed A-29 Hudson, 1942–1943 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942–1943 Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1942–1945 Martin B-26 Marauder, 1942–1943 Martin AT-23 Marauder, 1943–1944 Martin TB-26 Marauder, 1945 Consolidated LB-30 Liberator, 1942 Lockheed B-34 Ventura, 1944 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1946–1950; RB-29, 1950 Convair B-36 Peacemaker, 1949–1950 Rockwell B-1 Lancer, 1991–present Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 1991–1992 Boeing EC-135, 1991–1992 References Notes Citations External links 28th Operations Group Factsheet Units and formations of Strategic Air Command 028 Military units and formations in South Dakota Aleutian Islands campaign Military units and formations established in 1940 1940 establishments in California