Strategic Air Command
    Many of SAC's bomb wings were active for 40 years or more.  During that time they flew several aircraft and one of the goals of our posters is to show the patch in use when then the wing was flying a particular airplane.  This has not been an easy task.  This chart reflects our current thinking on what patch was used with each aircraft.  Problem areas are indicated.
   There are columns for the B-29/50, B-36, B-47 and B-52 eras, followed by one for "other aircraft" which includes the B-58, FB-111, B-1, and B-2.  A 6th column has been added for current Air Combat Command patches as they have caused a great deal of confusion. 
   The B-29/50 era has been especially difficult as it appears that few wing patches were in use during the time.  The SAC crest was approved in January 1952 and that seems to have motivated many of the wings to design new patches.  Prior to that, most may have used World War II group patches.  Unfortunately we have not been able to document this, as we have been unable to find most of the patches from that era.   The poster has to show something.  In a few cases, we've used the official description of the patch, .photos of World War II patches and later patches to "create" a patch to represent the wing at that time.  Hopefully such patches will not have to be used, but they may aid us finding the proper ones for the era.  Help would really be appreciated.
  Please send comments, suggestions, corrections, etc to marv@strategic-air-command.com   
  B-29/50 B-36 B-47 B-52 Other ACC
2nd DID NOT FLY    
5th DID NOT FLY  
  Used during B-36 era, but will
show for B-29 as both go
on same poster		 Is this B-29 or B-36
John Cooks says B-52		   Lee says this is B-52    
6th DID NOT FLY  
7th DID NOT FLY
  http://www.7bwb-36assn.org/history.html
shows it in use until 1951		 Eagle approved in 1952
Above shown on site		     B-1  
9th DID NOT FLY    
    Same patch for B-47
and B-52???
When was this patch used?
John Cook says for SR-71		      
11th Listed in one book as a B-29 unit, but
11th Bomb Wing history on line
http://www.7bwb-36assn.org/11hist.html
states that it trained in the B-29 from May to October of 1946, but was never assigned any aircraft.  Deactived.
Reactivated with B-36.
Conclusion: Drop from poster		 DID NOT FLY  
    Have written Steve for use
of above patch		        
17th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY  
19th DID NOT FLY    
  From John Wizgell          
22nd DID NOT FLY    
  Photo shows it on nose
of SAC B-29 or B-50		          
           
  WWII design          
26th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
28th   DID NOT FLY  
  Created Patch
WWII design		          
  At left is world war II patch.  Note that colors have been reversed.  If I did this, everyone would scream at me that I was wrong, so
followed later scheme.		     B-1  
39th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
40th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
  "Created" Patch          
42nd DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
43rd DID NOT FLY  
          B-58  
44th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
  Have written Steve
for use of picture		          
55th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY  
  "Created" Patch
Based on emblem provided
by John Cook		 At left.  Note 7 sawteeth.
Later version has eight		        
68th DID NOT FLY  
  "Created" Patch          
70th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
      John Cook said used during RB-47 recon days.
"created patch"		 LEFT OFF THE B-52 POSTER NOTES.
It is on the poster		    
72nd DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
90th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
91st DID NOT FLY    
92nd    
93rd DID NOT FLY    
95th DID NOT FLY      
96th DID NOT FLY  
          B-1  
97th DID NOT FLY    
98th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY

 

  
99th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
100th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
301st DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
  New scan          
303rd DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
305th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY  
          B-58  
306th DID NOT FLY  
307th DID NOT FLY    
  Shown on B-29.org under
reunions.  307th says it used the patch 1946 -1954		          
308th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
  From John Cook          
310th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
  Only known patch design   Approved 1951      
319th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY
          B-1  
320th DID NOT FLY
Same as at right, but
inscribed
STRENGTH THROUGH AWARENESS		    
  Thanks Terry          
321st DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
340th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY  
          FB-111  
341st DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
376th DID NOT FLY    
  WWII          
379th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY    
380th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY  
          FB-111  
384th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY  
          B-1  
397-494 DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY 397th, 410th, 416th,  449th,
450th, 454th, 456th, 461st, 462nd, 465th, 484th, 494th
Only Flew B-52s		    
509th DID NOT FLY DID NOT FLY
  This is shown on nose of aircraft during 1946
Atomic tests		          
        FB-111, above
B-2, at left