508th Air Refueling Squadron
The 508th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was an air refueling unit that operated the Boeing KB-29 and Boeing KC-97 from at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia from 1953 to 1957.
| 508th Air Refueling Squadron | |
|---|---|
508th Strategic Fighter Wing F-84 and KC-97 refeuling | |
| Active | 1943–1944; 1953–1957 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Aerial refueling |
| Insignia | |
| 508th Air Refueling Squadron emblem | |
In 1985, the squadron was consolidated with the 608th Bombardment Squadron, a World War II training unit of the Army Air Forces (AAF). The 608th was active from 1943 to 1944 training heavy bomber crews until it was disbanded in a general reorganization of AAF training and support units.
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