Beginning in 1947, the 49th served in the Reserve for two years as a B-29 Superfortress organization, during which time it was redesignated as an Air Division and controlled the 100th Bomb Group (later Wing) at Miami AAF and the 380th Bomb Group (later Wing) at MacDill AFB in Florida
United States Air Force | Royal Air Force | United States Army Air Forces | 101st Airborne Division | Royal Canadian Air Force | Indian Air Force | 49th United States Congress | United States Air Force Academy | Special Air Service | Football League First Division | Fleet Air Arm | NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship | Football League Second Division | National Air and Space Museum | Royal Australian Air Force | Joy Division | Strategic Air Command | Delta Air Lines | 82nd Airborne Division | Air Canada | Israeli Air Force | International Air Transport Association | Air Training Command | United States Army Air Corps | French Air Force | Air National Guard | Edwards Air Force Base | Air Education and Training Command | Air France | Royal Naval Air Service |
He was recalled to active duty in October 1950 and assigned first to Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; then as deputy for operations, 49th Air Division, Sculthorpe, England; and later as chief, Air Plans and Operations Section, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.