The 509th and 43d Air Refueling Squadrons (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ respectively) were created in 1948 to operate the KB-29M tankers.
Air Refueling Squadrons 509 dan 43D (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ) diciptakan pada tahun 1948 untuk mengoperasikan tanker KB-29M.