Field, Kansas, 27 June 1949 Naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas, 27 May 1950 – 12 March 1951 Naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas, 5 June 1952 Grandview Air Force Base (later Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base), Missouri, 3 April 1955 – 1 October 1982 Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 1 February 1984 – 31 March 1994 Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, 1 April 1994 – present Aircraft North American T-6 Texan, 1949–1950 Beechcraft T-7 Navigator, 1949–1951 Beechcraft T-11 Wichita, 1949–1951 Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1949, 1950–1951; 1952–1957 Curtiss TC-46 Commando, 1949, 1950–1951 Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1949–1950 Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1957–1961, 1966–1967 Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, 1961–1972 Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1971–1982 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1982–present References Notes Citations Bibliography External links 442d Fighter Wing official website Military units and formations in Missouri 442