142nd Airlift Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 142d Airlift Squadron flies the C-130 Hercules
. It is a unit of the Delaware Air National Guard
. Its parent unit is the 166th Airlift Wing
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C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
. It is a unit of the Delaware Air National Guard
Delaware Air National Guard
The Delaware Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is, along with the Delaware Army National Guard, an element of the Delaware National Guard...
. Its parent unit is the 166th Airlift Wing
166th Airlift Wing
The United States Air Force's 166th Airlift Wing is an airlift unit located at the New Castle County Airport, Delaware.-History:On 7 April 1962 the Delaware Air National Guard, with the 142nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, enlarged to "group status" as the 166th Air Transport Group and the was...
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Lineage
- Constituted 342d Fighter Squadron on 24 Sep 1942
- Activated on 30 Sep 1942
- Inactivated on 10 May 1946
- Re-designated: 142d Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Delaware ANG, on 24 May 1946
- Received federal recognition and activated 1 July 1946
- Federalized and placed on active duty, 10 February 1951
- Re-designated: 142d Fighter Squadron (Jet), 10 February 1951
- Released from active duty and returned to Delaware state control, 1 November 1952
- Re-designated: 142d Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 1957
- Re-designated: 142d Air Transport Squadron, 1962
- Re-designated: 142d Military Airlift Squadron, 1966
- Re-designated: 142d Tactical Airlift Squadron, 1971
- Re-designated: 142d Airlift Squadron, 1992-Present
Assignments
- 348th Fighter Group348th Fighter GroupThe 348th Fighter Group is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with V Fighter Command, stationed at Itami Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on 10 May 1946....
, 30 Sep 1942-10 May 1946
- Attached to XIII Bomber CommandXIII Bomber CommandThe XIII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Thirteenth Air Force, based at Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines. It was inactivated on 15 March 1946....
, c. 25 Aug-22 September 1944- Delaware Air National GuardDelaware Air National GuardThe Delaware Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is, along with the Delaware Army National Guard, an element of the Delaware National Guard...
, 24 May 1946
- Delaware Air National Guard
- First Air ForceFirst Air ForceThe First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
(ADC), 1 July 1946 - First Air ForceFirst Air ForceThe First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
(ConAC), 1 December 1948 - Continental Air CommandContinental Air CommandContinental Air Command was a Major Command of the United States Air Force responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.-Lineage:...
, 1 February 1950 - 113th Fighter-Bomber Wing (TAC), 1 January 1951
- Federalized and placed on active duty under Air Defense Command, 10 February 1951
- 113th Fighter Group, 10 February 1951
- 4710th Defense Wing. 6 February 1952
- Released from active duty and returned to Delaware state control, 1 December 1952
- 4710th Defense Wing (ADC), 1 December 1952
- 26th Air Division (ADC), 8 July 1956
- 836th Air Division836th Air DivisionThe 836th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona...
(TAC), 1957 - 166th Air Transport Group (MATS), 4 July 1962
- 166th Military Airlift Group (MAC), 1 January 1966
- 166th Tactical Airlift Group (MAC), 5 December 1971
- 166th Airlift Group (AMC), 1 June 1992
- 166th Airlift Wing166th Airlift WingThe United States Air Force's 166th Airlift Wing is an airlift unit located at the New Castle County Airport, Delaware.-History:On 7 April 1962 the Delaware Air National Guard, with the 142nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, enlarged to "group status" as the 166th Air Transport Group and the was...
(AMC), 10 January 1995-Present
Stations
- Mitchel Field, NY, 30 Sep 1942
- Bradley FieldBradley International AirportBradley International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located in Windsor Locks on the border with East Granby and Suffield, in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the State of Connecticut....
, Conn, 30 Sep 1942 - Westover Field, Mass, 28 Oct 1942
- New Bedford Municipal Airport, Mass, 13 Jan 1943
- Westover Field, Mass, 28 Apr-9 May 1943
- Port Moresby Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 23 Jun 1943
- Finschhafen Airfield, New Guinea, 17 Dec 1943
- Saidor Airfield, New Guinea, c. 30 Mar 1944
- Wakde AirfieldWakde AirfieldWakde Airfield is a World War II airfield located on Located on Wakde Island, off the northern coast of New Guinea in West Papua Province, Indonesia. The airfield was abandoned after the war and today is almost totally returned to its natural state.-History:...
, Dutch East Indies, 22 May 1944 - Kornasoren Airfield, Noemfoor, Dutch East Indies, 22 Sep 1944
- Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 1 Dec 1944
- Tanauan AirfieldTanauan AirfieldTanauan Airfield is a World War II airfield located near Tanauan in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It was closed after the war.-History:The airfield was built by the Americans shortly after landing on Leyte in November 1944...
, Leyte, Philippines, 16 Dec 1944 - San Marcelino AirfieldSan Marcelino AirfieldSan Marcelino Airfield is a World War II airfield located in Zambales province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It was closed after the war.-History:...
, Luzon, Philippines, 6 Feb 1945 - Floridablanca Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 15 May 1945
- Ie Shima AirfieldIe Shima Airfieldis a gunnery and training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea...
, Ryukyu Islands, 12 Jul 1945 - Itami Air Base, Japan, c. 20 Oct 1945-10 May 1946.
- New Castle County Airport, DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, 1946
- Designated: New Castle Air National Guard BaseNew Castle Air National Guard BaseNew Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.-Overview:...
, Delaware, 1991-Present
Aircraft
- C-130H Hercules (1986–Present)
- C-130A Hercules (1971–1986)
- C-97 Stratocruiser (1962–1971)
- C-97 Stratocruiser (1962–1971)
- F-86 SabreF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
(1957–1962) - T-33 Shooting StarT-33 Shooting StarThe Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American-built jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948, piloted by Tony LeVier. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the...
(1954–1957) - F-51H Mustang (1952–1957)
- F-94 StarfireF-94 StarfireThe Lockheed F-94 Starfire was the United States Air Force's first operational jet-powered all-weather interceptor aircraft. It was a development by Lockheed of the twin-seat T-33 Shooting Star trainer aircraft.-Design and development:...
(1951–1952) - F-84 ThunderjetF-84 ThunderjetThe Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 flew in 1946...
(1951) - C-47 SkytrainC-47 SkytrainThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
(1947-???) - B-26 MarauderB-26 MarauderThe Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engine medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe....
(1947-???) - L-5 SentinelL-5 SentinelThe Stinson L-5 Sentinel was a World War II era liaison aircraft used by all branches of the U.S. military and by the British Royal Air Force. Along with the Stinson L-1 Vigilant, the L-5 was the only other American liaison aircraft of WWII that was purpose-built for military use and had no...
(1946-???) - AT-6 Texan (1946-???)
- F-47N Thunderbolt (1946–1951)