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499th Bombardment Group
499th may refer to: *499th Air Refueling Wing, aerial refueling unit located at Westover AFB, Massachusetts *499th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron The 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 85th Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Waycross Army Airfield, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944. History Participated ..., inactive United States Air Force unit See also * 499 (number) * 499, the year 499 (CDXCIX) of the Julian calendar * 499 BC {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
499th Air Refueling Wing
The 499th Air Refueling Wing is an inactive United States Air Force (USAF) unit that was last active at Westover AFB, Massachusetts in June 1966. The wing was first activated as the 499th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces, which flew combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations as part of Twentieth Air Force during World War II. The 499th BG engaged in very heavy Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombardment operations against Japan for which it earned two Distinguished Unit Citations. Its aircraft were identified by a "V" and a square painted on the tail. The 499th Air Refueling Wing was an air refueling and airborne command and control unit active from 1963 to 1966. In 1984 USAF consolidated the group and wing into a single unit sharing a common history. History World War II The 499th Bombardment Group was established in late 1943 at Davis–Monthan Field, Arizona as a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombardment group. The unit's original operational squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
499th Bombardment Squadron
The 499th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 345th Bombardment Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it was inactivated on 25 June 1959. The squadron was first activated in 1942. After training in the United States as a medium bomber unit, it deployed to the Southwest Pacific Theater, where it engaged in combat, advancing from Australia, through New Guinea and the Philippines, earning three Distinguished Unit Citations and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its combat actions. Following V-J Day, the squadron remained on Okinawa until December 1945, when it returned to the United States for inactivation. The squadron was activated again in 1954 as a tactical bomber unit. History World War II The squadron (aviation), squadron was first organized at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina in September 1942 as one of the four original squadrons of the 345th Bombardment Group.Maurer, ''Combat Units'', pp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
The 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 85th Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Waycross Army Airfield, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944. History Participated in air-ground maneuvers, October 1942— April 1943, and afterward served as a replacement training unit until 1 May 1944 Lineage * Constituted as the 305th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 13 January 1942 : Activated on 10 February 1942 : Redesignated: 305th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 July 1942 : Redesignated: 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943 : Disbanded on 1 May 1944 Assignments * 85th Bombardment Group (later 85th Fighter-Bomber Group), 10 February 1942 – 1 May 1944 Stations * Savannah Army Air Base, Georgia, 10 February 1942 * Bowman Field, Kentucky, 16 February 1942 * Hunter Field, Georgia, 9 June 1942 * Waycross Army Air Field, Georgia, 15 August 1942 * Gillespie Field, Tennessee, 3 October 1942 * Blythe A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
499 (number)
400 (four hundred) is the natural number following 399 and preceding 401. Mathematical properties 400 is the square of 20. 400 is the sum of the powers of 7 from 0 to 3, thus making it a repdigit in base 7 (1111). A circle is divided into 400 grads, which is equal to 360 degrees and 2π radians. (Degrees and radians are the SI accepted units). 400 is a self number in base 10, since there is no integer that added to the sum of its own digits results in 400. On the other hand, 400 is divisible by the sum of its own base 10 digits, making it a Harshad number. Other fields Four hundred is also * The Four Hundred (oligarchy) of ancient Athens. * An HTTP status code for a bad client request. * The Four Hundred (sometimes The Four Hundred Club) a phrase meaning the wealthiest, most famous, or most powerful social group (see, e.g., Ward McAllister), leading to the generation of such lists as the Forbes 400. * The Atari 400 home computer. * A former limited stop bus route which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
