 The 42nd maintained dispersed tankers on alert at McGuire Air Force Base, in its Detachment 1 from 1 January 1970 through early 1975.In 1972 the demand for the wing’s aircraft and personnel to deploy for Operations Bullet Shot, Young Tiger, and Linebacker II increased significantly.In December 1972 the wing suffered its only loss of the war when a B-52 crewed by members of the wing was hit by a surface-to-air missile over North Vietnam.