Established and organized as the 92nd Bombardment Wing, (Very Heavy) at Spokane Army Air Field on November 17,1947, the facility was renamed Spokane Air Force and the following year, it was renamed Fairchild AFB.Ê In 1947, Fairchild was transferred to the Strategic Air Command and assigned to the 15th Air Force.ÊÊ The 92nd was a double wing, as it had two groups: the 92nd and the 98th.Ê Both flew the B-29 Superfortress, the most advanced bomber of their day.Ê On July 12, 1948, the 92nd was redesignated a (Medium) bomb wing because SAC was bringing the enormous new B-36 into it’s inventory, which caused a reclassification of aircraft size. This is a reproduction of their “historic” Bomb Wing patch. They now fly the KC-135 as part of the 92 Air Refueling Wing. This patch does not come with velcro attached.
