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396:) near the front lines, carrying everything from gasoline, small-arms munitions, artillery shells, food, medical supplies, tents and other necessities to support the front-line units in the field. The landing grounds might be manned by AAF units or unmanned. They were located in the deserts of North Africa, farmers' fields in Italy and France, or in a carved out strip of jungle in Burma, the Philippines or New Guinea. Specially-equipped medical evacuation C-47s would land near field hospitals to transport casualties to rear area hospitals for follow-on medical treatment.
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506:, and trained along with the squadron. The glider unit was then deployed as part of the troop carrier unit after training was complete. The OTU-RTU curriculum for glider pilots in I Troop Carrier Command included a transition phase on the CG-4A for those pilots trained on sailplanes and an advanced phase requiring forty landings under full-load conditions. Pickup exercises were also required, as well as indoctrination in the important after-landing procedures.
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simply bigger sailplanes that made long straight glides into enemy territory. They were, rather, low-performance trailers that had to be towed to a point almost directly over the landing area, and once over the designated spot, the real piloting skills necessary to reach the ground quickly in one piece took over, if one wanted to survive. As a consequence, the sailplane trainers were abandoned as soon as sufficient quantities of the
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453:. The scale of movement was increased in the second period, and during the final phase whole divisions were moved as units over distances up to 300 miles, with both parachutists and towed CG-4 gliders being landed, frequently on auxiliary training airfields. After the exercise was completed, training in glider retrieval by the troop carrier units was conducted.
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enlisted men with no flying experience at all, with the promise that they would graduate as staff sergeants. Those with rank above private would go through training in their grade and become sergeants at the end. Those with previous flying experience were also sought, and this policy brought in a lot of washouts from power pilot training.
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and commando units behind enemy lines where aerial resupply was their only means of sustainment. This mission also required the crew to employ "kickers", men whose duty was literally to "kick" the resupply containers out of the door of the aircraft, which was usually flying at low level and vulnerable to enemy ground weapons fire.
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Individual crew members were expected to show proficiency in skills normally exercised by the corresponding specialists of bombardment crews, however proficiency in aerial gunnery was not required because the troop transports carried no armament. Members of troop carrier crews, on the other hand, had
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In the AAF's original concept, glider pilots would be existing power pilots. However, the shortage of such personnel in 1942 called for a drastic revision of policy, especially after the requirement for glider pilots was increased from an initial 1,000 to 6,000 earlier that year. Offers were made to
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One of the most difficult problems, unique to the troop carrier program, was that of training glider pilots. The principal trouble occurred in the individual training phase, which was the responsibility of the AAF Training
Command, but the consequences were naturally felt by I Troop Carrier Command.
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A unique characteristic troop of carrier aircrews was the ability to make accurate drops of aerial delivery containers, both free and parachuted, into small clearings surrounded by natural obstacles. This mission, especially important in the
Pacific and CBI theaters supported small units of soldiers
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In
January 1943, the command's 349th Air Evacuation Group was given the mission of individual training for flight surgeons, nurses and medical technicians who were to compose medical air evacuation squadrons and to provide operational training that would prepare these units for deployment to combat
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Several realistic training maneuvers between the Army airborne and Air Force troop carrier units were held. These maneuvers, which lasted for about two months, were divided into three phases. The first consisted of small-scale operations in which a company of airborne soldiers was transported, then
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or during the final portion of it, troop carrier units engaged in combined exercises with elements of the
Airborne Command (Army Ground Forces). It was not coincidental that several of the command's training schools were located on Army airfields on or near Army airborne division training camps.
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thinking still prevailed. By being able to soar – gain altitude on rising air currents – and therefore stay up longer on a given flight, the student would conceivably receive more instruction per flight. It was not long, however, before the military woke up to the fact that troop gliders were not
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The combat cargo groups carried out airborne resupply and evacuation missions of wounded, and gliders for assault missions. Commando units would parachute at low altitude behind enemy lines, perform their mission, then either walk out to friendly territory, or a small group of C-47s would
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training, establishing a school at Stout Field in
September 1944 for their training. Pathfinder crews included a navigator and radio operator who were given special training on radar equipment. The pathfinder mission was to locate landing zones, where paratroopers were dropped to set up
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Additional training, particularly in locating small groups of men in camouflaged areas by the use of sunlit signal mirrors was especially important, as radio communications with commando units was not always possible. Signal mirrors and hand held airborne beacon light training in
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A were available for advanced training. In the U.S. services the glider pilots, whether the view was unwarranted or not, were considered a notable cut below power pilots. They had a separate rating of Glider Pilot, with appropriate "G" wings, and were originally mostly sergeants.
608:. experience showed that the work to be done was more like a school, and in June 1943, the 349th was disbanded and replaced by the AAF School of Air Evacuation. By early 1944, unit training had been completed and the school concentrated on individual training. In May, the
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In each stage of combined training the troop carrier groups placed emphasis upon single- and double-tow of gliders under combat conditions and upon night operations. Attention was given to all types of airborne assignments, including resupply and evacuation by air.
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The command's mission was "the training of troop carrier units, which provide for the air movement of air landing troops and equipment, including glider-borne troops troops and parachute troops and equipment; and for the training of air evacuation units."
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commanders in cooperation with ground force elements. The training of these units, which had to be able to perform all phases of airborne operations, was the function of I Troop
Carrier Command. Troop carrier headquarters was located throughout the war at
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had to demonstrate skill in unit operations, including the transportation of paratroops, and the towing and releasing of loaded gliders in mass flights. Special curricula for the meeting of these standards were developed by I Troop
Carrier Command.
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Besides the combat element of their mission, troop carrier units had the mission of transportation of personnel, supplies and equipment within a theater of operations. Troop carrier squadrons frequently operated out of rough airfields
632:, as that headquarters became fully operational. Between December 1942 and August 1945, the command trained 4,608 aircrews for overseas service, It was disbanded on 4 November 1945 and its mission and personnel were transferred to
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theaters. This type of organization was entirely new. The training was placed under the command in the expectation that evacuation squadrons would work closely with troop carrier units and would possess their own light aircraft.,
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two-engine flight schools for the pilot and co-pilot, along with a newly graduated navigator, radio operator and an aerial engineer from AAF Training
Command technical schools to complete a troop carrier aircrew for the C-47.
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DC-3 type airliners impressed for service became C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, or C-52s, depending on their equipment. However the C-47 Skytrain and C-53 Skytrooper were the primary variants used by the command.
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However, training of early troop carrier groups in glider operations was minimal. In early 1944, the command gradually introduced specialized training in glider operations, based on input received from
359:(OTU-RTU) system of operational training, which was used in the fighter and bombardment training programs, was also adopted for troop carrier instruction. Command training drew from the graduates of
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514:. By the end of 1944 it was decided to restrict glider instruction to rated power pilots, because they were available in sufficient numbers and could serve a dual purpose in troop carrier units.
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towing and to be familiar with the flight characteristics of gliders, while the aerial engineer had to know how to attach glider tow ropes and operate and maintain glider pickup equipment.
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Once they received their wings, the command assigned glider pilots to existing troop carrier squadrons that were training. A glider unit was attached to the troop carrier squadron as a
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was carried out for communications between the aircraft and men on the ground. "Kicker" training was also carried out so resupply drops would be made accurately into small clearings.
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The AAF established the troop carrier mission as one of the four combat missions of the Army Air Forces – bombardment, pursuit or fighter, reconnaissance and troop carrier.
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was assigned responsibility for aeromedical evacuation in the United States and the school was transferred to it. In
October 1944, the school became a department of the
620:, Texas. To provided realistic field training for the school's students, I Troop Carrier Command maintained a detachment of aircraft at Randolph to support the school.
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was established in
September 1947, all former Army Air Forces units, including those not active, like the I Troop Carrier Command were transferred to the new service.
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897:: 15 December 1943 – 4 November 1944 (attached to 61st Troop Carrier Wing, 15 December 1943; 1st Provisional Troop Carrier Group, February – 30 September 44)
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Also, an early decision was made to have the future glider pilots trained under contract to civilian schools. The main operation got under way at
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805th AAF Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit, Troop Carrier) later (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier): 15 April 1944 – 1 May 1945
261:(AAF) to make the deliveries of men and supplies. To carry out this responsibility was the mission of AAF troop carrier units, serving under
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obtained from airlines, in addition to C-47s produced for the military for training. Later, the command began to train crews on the larger
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In addition to the transport crews, which normally consisted of pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator, and aerial engineer, some 5,000
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Greer, Thomas H. (1955). "Recruitment and Training, Chapter 18 Combat Crew and Unit Training". In Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L (eds.).
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Goss, William A. (1955). "The Organization and its Responsibilities, Chapter 2 The AAF". In Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L (eds.).
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800th AAF Base Unit (Administrative Unit, I Troop Carrier Command) later (Hq, I Troop Carrier Command): 14 April 44 – 4 November 45
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behind enemy lines. The American public was deeply impressed by the sight, in newsreels and photos, of skies filled with billowing
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27:
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Robertson says the group was assigned until c. December 1945, but the command was disbanded on 4 November 1945. Maurer,
445:, North Carolina, was frequently the location of joint exercises between troop carrier units and Army airborne units.
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313:, whose functions had expanded beyond the limits implied by its title. Accordingly, the command was redesignated the
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While specially trained ground soldiers did the fighting after the landings, it was the responsibility of the
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special duties not required in other types of combat units. The pilot, for example, had to be capable of
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later in the war The troop carrier units and crews it produced served in all overseas combat theaters.
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692:(later 50th Troop Carrier Wing): 30 April 1942 – c. 9 October 1943, 29 September 1945 – 21 March 1946
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814th AAF Base Unit (Glider Testing & Ferrying, Troop Carrier): 14 April 1944 – 8 October 1945
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38th Medical Air Ambulance Squadron (later 507th Air Evacuation Squadron): 25 May – 7 October 1942
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438:
393:
332:
163:
98:
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813th AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier): 15 April 1944 – 8 October 1945
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812th AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier): 15 April 1944 – 8 October 1945
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810th AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier): 14 April 1944 – 8 October 1945
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807th AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier): 15 April 1944 – 8 October 1945
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809th AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier): 16 Jun 1945 – 8 October 1945
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818th AAF Base Unit (Operational Training Unit, Troop Carrier): 30 June 1945 – 8 October 1945
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817th AAF Base Unit (Advanced Training Unit, Troop Carrier): 30 June 1945 – c. 8 October 1945
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2090:"Development of Aeromedical Evacuation in the USAF, 1909-1960, USAF Historical Study No. 23"
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817th AAF Base Unit (Operational Training Unit, Troop Carrier): 14 April 1944 – 30 June 1945
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816th AAF Base Unit (Transition Training Unit, Troop Carrier): 16 June 1944 – 1 October 1945
939:
802nd AAF Base Unit (Headquarters, 61st Troop Carrier Wing): 15 April 1944 – 5 October 1945
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801st AAF Base Unit (Headquarters, 60th Troop Carrier Wing): 15 April 1944 – 8 October 1945
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815th AAF Base Unit (Operational Training Unit, Troop Carrier): 16 June 1944 – 30 Jun 1945
8:
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250:, with his peculiar gear, became a special kind of fighting hero, and his jumping cry, "
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489:, in the California desert, where thermal conditions were great for soaring flights.
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174:, Indiana, where it was disbanded in November 1945, and its resources transferred to
2286:"Combat Crew and Unit Training in the AAF 1939-1945, USAF Historical Study No. 61"
704:(later 52d Troop Carrier Wing): 5 June 1942 – 8 May 1943, July 1945-27 August 1946
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352:, and by the end of the war, the command was exclusively training with the C-46.
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194:
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507th Air Evacuation Squadron (Heavy): see 38th Medical Air Ambulance Squadron
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Air Commandos Against Japan: Allied Special Operations in World War II Burma
2063:. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
2038:. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
2009:. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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White, p. 90, However, the continental air forces were reassigned on 8 May.
1039:
811th AAF Base Unit (Parachute Flight Training): 15 April 1944 – March 1945
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808th AAF Base Unit (School of Air Evacuation): 15 April 1944 – 25 May 1944
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navigational aids to direct the airborne force to more accurate assaults.
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Just before the end of the war in Europe, the command was reassigned to
636:, which had returned from Europe to Stout Field on paper in September.
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2095:. Research Studies Institute, USAF Historical Division, Air University
1525:. Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from
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In addition to the troop carrier groups, three specialized units, the
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in the spring of 1945. The command coordinated its activity with the
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309:, However, its original designation was preferred as a new name for
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243:
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828:: 1 June 1943 – c 10 March 1944; September 1945 – c. 4 November 1945
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Intermediate combat commands of the United States Army Air Forces
2168:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
2136:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
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186:
182:
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2227:
Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977
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2014:
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806th AAF Base Unit (Processing Out); 15 April 44 – c. June 1945
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Perhaps the most dramatic innovation in military tactics during
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In the early stages of training, the command relied heavily on
2004:
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1998:
698:(later 51st Troop Carrier Wing): 1 June – c. 18 August 1942
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Headquarters, United States Army Air Forces, 30 April 1942
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as men fell earthward to encircle the enemy. The hardened
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349th Air Evacuation Group: 7 October 1942 – 23 June 1943
1175:
AAF School of Air Evacuation: 23 June 1943 – 25 May 1944
817:: 1 May 1943 – February 1944; 6 August – 4 November 1945
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clandestinely land at a rough airstrip to pick them up.
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glider pilots were prepared for their special function.
2110:
Tactical Air Command – An Illustrated History 1946–1992
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Aircraft is Douglas C-53-DO Skytrooper, serial 42-68748
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Stout Field, Indiana, c. 20 May 1942 – 4 November 1945.
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Despite the expectation that the 349th would act as an
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Air Transport Command (later I Troop Carrier Command)
344:
pilots as instructors, and used various models of the
1635:"Factsheet 370 Air Expeditionary Advisory Group(ACC)"
305:. The command was assigned directly to Headquarters
2343:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
2248:
United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978
674:
Continental Air Forces, April 1945 – 4 November 1945
205:for the majority of the war, and was reassigned to
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2338:Military units and formations established in 1942
1969:
1967:
2324:
2291:. Air Historical Office, United States Air Force
449:would parachute out of aircraft into designated
408:Paratroopers boarding a C-47 for a training jump
2231:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
2208:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
2162:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
289:The command was formed on 30 April 1942 as the
2158:
2126:
2005:Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L, eds. (1955).
1964:
1569:
1567:
1550:"Factsheet 551 Electronic Systems Wing (AFMC)"
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213:, from which it drew its crews. It conducted
2269:. West Vancouver, BC, Canada: Voyager Press.
539:were trained by I Troop Carrier Command (the
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960:Alliance Army Air Field (later George Field)
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1074:Fairfax Field, then Sedalia Army Air Field
43:glider, during a training exercise in 1944
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142:Patch with I Troop Carrier Command emblem
2308:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
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1250:Operational - Replacement Training Units
610:Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command
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357:Operational - Replacement Training Units
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1889:"Factsheet 442 Operations Group (AFRC)"
1866:"Factsheet 440 Operations Group (AFRC)"
1843:"Factsheet 439 Operations Group (AFRC)"
1797:"Factsheet 433 Operations Group (AFRC)"
1774:"Factsheet 433 Operations Group (AFRC)"
1751:"Factsheet 403 Operations Group (AFRC)"
1705:"Factsheet 349 Operations Group (AFRC)"
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1612:"Factsheet 514 Operations Group (AFRC)"
1589:"Factsheet 512 Operations Group (AFRC)"
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297:. Its first operational unit was the
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2130:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
1891:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1868:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1845:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1841:Robertson, Patsy (24 September 2012).
1822:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1820:"Factsheet 437 Operations Group (AMC)"
1799:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1776:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1753:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1730:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1728:"Factsheet 375 Operations Group (AMC)"
1726:Butler, William M. (7 December 2007).
1725:
1707:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1660:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1637:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1633:Haulman, Danie L. (17 February 2016).
1614:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1591:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1552:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1401:
1398:Greer, in Craven & Cate, Volume VI
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2250:. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications.
2058:
1658:"Factsheet 89 Operations Group (AMC)"
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1445:
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1410:Goss, in Craven & Cate, Volume VI
765:: 24 December 1942 – 26 February 1944
522:
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1999:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1887:Robertson, Patsy (23 October 2012).
1703:Robertson, Patsy (24 January 2011).
1655:
1361:
1221:American Theater without inscription
845:: 17 December 1943 – 26 January 1944
547:). These groups, destined for the
2112:. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing.
2108:Hill, Mike; Campbell, John (2001).
2061:The Army Air Forces in World War II
2036:The Army Air Forces in World War II
2007:The Army Air Forces in World War II
1795:Endicott, Judy G. (20 April 2000).
1610:Endicott, Judy (20 February 2001).
1548:Robertson, Patsy (2 January 2008).
891:: 1 December 1944 – 9 February 1945
193:units and airlift units supporting
166:unit. Its last assignment was with
13:
1864:Robertson, Patsy (18 April 2018).
1818:Robertson, Patsy (December 2009).
1749:Robertson, Patsy (December 2007).
1656:Kane, Robert B. (31 August 2010).
1587:Haulman, Daniel L. (7 June 2001).
1440:
754:: 15 February 1943 – 14 April 1944
460:
14:
2354:
1772:Robertson, Patsy (15 June 2012).
1240:I Troop Carrier Command Airfields
1993: This article incorporates
1988:
1245:Army Air Forces Training Command
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1032:Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Field
327:
211:Army Air Forces Training Command
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131:American Theater of World War II
122:He Conquers Who Gets There First
91:
79:
61:
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2223:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
2088:Futrell, Robert F. (May 1960).
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1224:30 April 1942 – 4 November 1945
796:: 12 December 1942 – 1 May 1943
790:: 18 November 1942 – 1 May 1943
722:: 13 June 1943 – 4 October 1945
716:: 12 June 1943 – 8 October 1945
710:: 1 August 1942 – 11 March 1944
443:Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base
433:, Mississippi was located near
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2159:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
2127:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
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1185:Washington, DC, 30 April 1942
885:: 15 February – 21 April 1944
879:: 15 February – 21 April 1944
678:
596:First Flight Nurse graduation
487:Twenty-Nine Palms Air Academy
301:, which was transferred from
229:
2304:Y'Blood, William T. (2008).
2284:White, Jerry (August 1949).
895:316th Troop Carrier Squadron
889:311th Troop Carrier Squadron
883:310th Troop Carrier Squadron
877:309th Troop Carrier Squadron
808:: 9 February – February 1943
802:: 9 February – February 1943
784:: November 1944 – April 1945
661:Disbanded on 4 November 1945
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197:It was assigned directly to
7:
1523:"Factsheet 50 Air Division"
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1192:
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871:45th Troop Carrier Squadron
865:44th Troop Carrier Squadron
736:: 15 April – 24 August 1944
624:Reassignment and disbanding
614:School of Aviation Medicine
579:The command also conducted
254:," became almost a byword.
10:
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1577:. pp. 438–439 (years only)
1017:Blytheville Air Force Base
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311:Air Corps Ferrying Command
224:
189:mission. It also trained
181:The command trained units
1291:Approved 21 October 1942.
838:441st Troop Carrier Group
834:: 1 July 1943 – July 1943
832:440th Troop Carrier Group
826:439th Troop Carrier Group
821:438th Troop Carrier Group
815:437th Troop Carrier Group
812:435th Troop Carrier Group
806:434th Troop Carrier Group
788:375th Troop Carrier Group
782:349th Troop Carrier Group
774:316th Troop Carrier Group
769:313th Troop Carrier Group
748:: 13 June – November 1944
606:Operational Training Unit
553:Southwest Pacific Theater
549:China-Burma-India Theater
435:Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
274:, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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20:
2199:Mueller, Robert (1989).
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873:: May – 9 September 1945
849:443d Troop Carrier Group
843:442d Troop Carrier Group
800:433d Troop Carrier Group
794:403d Troop Carrier Group
763:89th Troop Carrier Group
758:61st Troop Carrier Group
752:10th Troop Carrier Group
634:IX Troop Carrier Command
394:Advanced Landing Grounds
176:IX Troop Carrier Command
118:Vincit Qui Primum Gerit
2265:Steijger, Cees (1991).
1280:United States Air Force
1147:Malden Regional Airport
1118:Alliance Army Air Field
1103:Malden Regional Airport
742:: 1 May – November 1944
720:61st Troop Carrier Wing
714:60th Troop Carrier Wing
656:I Troop Carrier Command
543:was formed in Burma by
537:4th Combat Cargo Groups
439:101st Airborne Division
315:I Troop Carrier Command
293:, with headquarters at
164:United States Air Force
160:I Troop Carrier Command
99:United States Air Force
21:I Troop Carrier Command
2246:Rogers, Brian (2005).
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746:4th Combat Cargo Group
734:1st Combat Cargo Group
708:53d Troop Carrier Wing
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588:Aeromedical evacuation
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191:aeromedical evacuation
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867:: May – 3 August 1945
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518:Specialized training
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690:50th Transport Wing
645:Established as the
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303:Air Service Command
299:50th Transport Wing
238:was the landing of
2267:A History of USAFE
1529:on 24 October 2012
1478:Futrell, pp. 82-83
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1200:Campaign Streamer
702:52d Transport Wing
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2276:978-1-8531-0075-8
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1460:White, pp. 99-100
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1499:White, p 91
918:Stout Field
666:Assignments
272:Stout Field
248:paratrooper
172:Stout Field
127:Engagements
2327:Categories
2295:30 January
1895:16 January
1872:16 January
1849:16 January
1826:16 January
1803:16 January
1780:16 January
1757:16 January
1734:13 January
1711:12 January
1664:10 January
1641:10 January
1618:17 January
1595:17 January
1556:19 January
1256:References
1060:Pope Field
974:Baer Field
932:Pope Field
905:Base Units
679:Components
581:pathfinder
569:morse code
559:missions.
451:drop zones
425:and later
419:Fort Bragg
415:Pope Field
267:task force
244:parachutes
230:Background
41:CG-4A Waco
1330:Citations
1322:, p. 438.
1278:When the
1203:Campaign
1088:Stout Fld
856:Squadrons
496:Waco CG-4
491:Sailplane
471:Waco CG-4
381:squadrons
285:Formation
279:Waco CG-4
52:1942–1945
2184:70605402
2152:61060979
2069:48003657
2044:48003657
2015:48003657
1977:, p. 379
1973:Maurer,
1961:, p. 377
1957:Maurer,
1948:, p. 375
1944:Maurer,
1935:, p. 203
1931:Maurer,
1922:, p. 201
1918:Maurer,
1573:Maurer,
1508:Maurer,
1354:Maurer,
1234:See also
1193:Campaign
1180:Stations
252:Geronimo
183:aircrews
137:Insignia
115:Motto(s)
33:Airborne
1533:2 April
1451:Y'Blood
640:Lineage
417:was on
342:airline
263:theater
225:History
187:airlift
57:Country
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727:Groups
504:flight
385:groups
370:glider
201:(AAF)
96:
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75:Branch
66:
49:Active
2289:(PDF)
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2192:72556
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2134:(PDF)
2093:(PDF)
1261:Notes
1170:Other
684:Wings
170:, at
120:Latin
2310:ISBN
2297:2022
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