28th Bomb Squadron B-1b Model

28th Bomb Squadron B-1b ModelFly again with the 28th Bomb Squadron (28 BS) in this hand crafted B-1b model. Each model is carefully carved from wood and hand painted to provide a unique piece you’ll love. 18 inches.The 28th Bomb Squadron (28 BS) is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 7th Operations Group, Global Strike Command, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The squadron is equipped with the Rockwell B-1B Lancer. The 28 BS is one of the oldest and most decorated units in the United States Air Force, being organized as the 28th Aero Squadron on 22 June 1917 at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to France and fought on the Western Front during World War I as a pursuit squadron. The unit was demobilized after the war in 1919. Re-organized in 1921 becoming part of the permanent United States Army Air Service, the squadron served in the Philippines during the Inter-War period, engaging in combat during the 1941-42 Battle of the Philippines at the beginning of World War II. Withdrawn to Australia, it fought in the Dutch East Indies campaign before returning to the United States and being re-equipped with B-29 Superfortress bombers. It returned to the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) in early 1945 to carry out strategic bombing missions over the Japanese Home Islands. During the Cold War it carried out B-29 bombardment missions over North Korea during the Korean War; later being a B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress squadron as part of Strategic Air Command.World War I28th Aero Squadron, unit photograph, Foucaucourt Airdrome, France, 18 November 1918 see: 28th Aero Squadron for a complete World War I history of the squadron Established in 1917 as the 28th Aero Squadron after the United States’ entry into World War I. Formed at Camp Kelly, Texas, then sent to Quebec for combat flying training with units of the Royal Air Force. Deployed to the Western Front

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