The 456th Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force, active in several different guises from 1952 to 1975. From October 1952 to July 1956, the 456th was activate as the 456th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, operating C-119 Flying Boxcar transports in both standard airlift and research mission flights, based out of Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina; Shiroi Air Base, Japan; and Ardmore Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In November 1962 the wing was designated the 456th Strategic Aerospace Wing and was stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California, flying B-52 Stratofortress bombers and KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, and operating a Titan I ICBM squadron (1962-1965). In July 1972 the wing was redesignated the 456th Bombardment Wing, Heavy and continued to fly the B-52 Stratofortress and KC-135 Stratotanker, but lost the ICBM squadron. The wing was inactivated in September 1975.

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