us ▁A FB , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁began ▁receiving ▁B - 5 2 ▁Str at of ort ress es . ▁▁ ▁During ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁wing ▁began ▁transfer ring ▁its ▁B - 3 6 ▁bom bers ▁to ▁various ▁S AC ▁wings . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁January , ▁the ▁wing ▁transferred ▁all ▁B - 5 2 ▁equipment ▁and ▁property ▁on ▁hand ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 1 2 3 rd ▁Str ateg ic ▁Wing ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁facil itate ▁that ▁organization ' s ▁conversion , ▁which ▁was ▁scheduled ▁several ▁months ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Bomb ▁Wing ▁at ▁C ars well . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁May , ▁Memorial ▁Day , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁B - 3 6 ' s ▁in ▁the ▁wing ▁were ▁retired ▁with ▁appropriate ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁" Open ▁House ". ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁civil ian ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁base , ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁from ▁surrounding ▁communities ▁were ▁on ▁hand ▁to ▁bid ▁the ▁" Pe ac em aker " ▁a ▁fond ▁fare well . ▁This ▁last ▁flight ▁of ▁a ▁B - 3 6 ▁ph ased ▁out ▁completely ▁the ▁B - 3 6 ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁wing . ▁ ▁B - 5 2 ▁Str at of ort ress ▁and ▁K C - 1 3 5 ▁Str at ot ank er ▁Era ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁ 9 8 th ▁Bomb ▁Squadron ▁was ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁wing ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁activ ated