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***Metal Mounting Standoffs are no longer available, please note new mounting hardware below

Material
– Aluminum plate coated with white eco-friendly coating
– 0.045″ thick
– 1/8″ rounded corners

Print
– Brilliant white high gloss surface for unsurpassed detail and vibrance

Mounting
– Ready to hang
– Metal float bracket (small sizes)
– Inset frame with cleat (large sizes)
– 3/4″ float from wall

Care
– Clean with a non-abrasive cloth that is damp with water

351st Air Refueling Squadron Nose Art

Name: 351st Air Refueling Squadron Nose Art
Brand: Squadron Posters
SKU: MNA351stars
Availability: InStock

351st Air Refueling Squadron Nose Art by – Squadron Posters!

The 351st Air Refueling Squadron (351 ARS) is part of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England. It operates the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions. Established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment squadron in mid-1942; trained initially under Third Air Force in the southeast, then transferring to Second Air Force in the Pacific Northwest. Operated as an Operational Training Unit in the Midwest until being deployed to the European Theater of Operations, being assigned to VIII Bomber Command in England in June 1949. Their motto is: ‘Pax Opus Nostrum‘ meaning ‘Peace is our Profession‘.On 25 June 1943, the 100 BG flew its first Eighth Air Force combat mission in a bombing of the Bremen U-boat yards – the beginning of the “Bloody Hundredth”‘s legacy.

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SKU: MNA351stars Categories: 351st Air Refueling Squadron, Aircraft Posters, Airlift & Tanker Posters, CG, Chad Raney, KC-135, Metal Nose Art, RAF Mildenhall (UNITED KINGDOM), Squadron, U.S. Air Force Tags: metal nose art, mildenhall, Squadron

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351st Air Refueling Squadron Nose Art by – Squadron Posters!

The group inherited the “Bloody Hundredth” nickname from other bomb groups due to the number of losses it took. The group experienced several instances where it lost a dozen or more aircraft on a single mission, and for the next six months, the group focused its bombing attacks against German airfields, industries, and naval facilities in France and Germany. One such raid on 10 October 1943, that the 100th BG made on Münster, ended up with the only surviving 100th BG B-17, the Rosie’s Riveters (B-17F 42-30758) commanded by Robert Rosenthal, returning safely to Thorpe Abbots.

Royal Air Force Mildenhall, or more simply RAF Mildenhall, is a Royal Air Force station located near Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. Despite its status as a Royal Air Force station, it primarily supports United States Air Force operations, and is currently the home of the 100th Air Refueling Wing. During the Second World War, RAF Bomber Command used the station for operational combat missions until 1945. Placed on standby status after the war, it was reopened by the Royal Air Force and became a USAF-RAF joint operation base on 11 July 1950. It was assigned to Strategic Air Command, and began hosting B-50 Superfortresses in 1951, and KC-97 Stratofreighters from 1953 until 1958. The Military Air Transport Service transferred its main United Kingdom terminal to Mildenhall in 1958. In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird operations took place from the base. Check out this stunning 351st Air Refueling Squadron Nose Art by – Squadron Posters!

Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle! (See our Facebook page HERE)

This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!