51st Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
Encyclopedia
The 51st Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe
. It was inactivated on 5 January 1948.
It arrived in England in September 1942 and trained for the invasion of North Africa. Operated with Twelfth AF in North Africa and the Mediterranean area from November 1942 to May 1945. Moved to Germany in September 1945. Assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe. Inactivated in 1948.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe
United States Air Forces in Europe
The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
. It was inactivated on 5 January 1948.
It arrived in England in September 1942 and trained for the invasion of North Africa. Operated with Twelfth AF in North Africa and the Mediterranean area from November 1942 to May 1945. Moved to Germany in September 1945. Assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe. Inactivated in 1948.
Lineage
- Constituted as 51st Transport Wing on 30 May 1942
- Activated on 1 June 1942
- Redesignated as 51st Troop Carrier Wing in July 1942
- Inactivated on 5 January 1948.
Assignments
- I Troop Carrier CommandI Troop Carrier CommandThe I Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based at Stout Army Air Field, Indiana.Its primary mission was theater troop and logistics transport training...
, 1 June 1942 - VIII Air Support CommandVIII Air Support CommandThe VIII Air Support Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with Eighth Air Force, stationed at Sunninghill, Berkshire, England. It was inactivated on 1 December 1943....
, 19 July 1942 - Twelfth Air Force, 15 November 1942 – 8 January 1945
- United States Air Forces in EuropeUnited States Air Forces in EuropeThe United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
, September 1945-5 January 1948
Stations
- Pope Field, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 1 June – 19 July 1942 - RAF Greenham CommonRAF Greenham CommonRAF Station Greenham Common is a former military airfield in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately south-southwest of Thatcham; about west of London....
(AAF-486), England, September- 1 November 1942 - Maison Blanche Airport, Algiers, Algeria, 23 November 1942
- Oran Es Sénia AirportOran Es Sénia AirportOran Es Sénia Airport is an airport located 4.7 nm south of Oran, near Es Sénia, in Algeria.-History:During World War II, La Sénia Airport was first used by the French Air Force as a military airfield, first by the Armée de l'Air, and after June 1940, by the Armistice Air Force of the Vichy...
, Oran, Algeria, 28 March 1943 - Mascara AirfieldMascara AirfieldMascara Airfield is an abandoned military airfield and later civilian airport in Algeria, located in the southwestern suburbs of Mascara.During World War II it was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika...
, Algeria, 13 May 1943 - Goubrine AirfieldGoubrine AirfieldGoubrine Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, about 10 km south of Manzil Kāmil; 145 km south-southeast of Tunis. Its last known use was by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1943 during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps...
, Tunisia, 24 June 1943
- Gela Airfield, Sicily, 29 August 1943
- Catania Airport, Sicily, 29 September 1943
- Lido di Roma, Rome, Italy, 29 June 1944
- Malignano Airfield, Siena, Italy, 8 January 1945
- Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, September 1945 – 5 January 1948
Components
- 60th Troop Carrier Group: 1942–1945, 1946–1947
- 61st Troop Carrier Group: 1942, 1946–1947
- 62d Troop Carrier Group: 1942–1945
- 64th Troop Carrier Group: 1942–1945
- 313th Troop Carrier Group313th Troop Carrier GroupThe 313th Tactical Airlift Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 322d Airlift Division at RAF Mildenhall, England. It was inactivated on 1 February 1992....
: 1946–1947
- 314th Troop Carrier Group: 1945–1946
- 441st Troop Carrier Group441st Troop Carrier GroupThe 441st Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve organization. Its last assignment was to the 441st Troop Carrier Wing, stationed at Chicago-Orchard Airport, Illinois, on 14 March 1951....
: 1945–1946 - 442d Troop Carrier Group: 1945–1946
- 516th Troop Carrier Group: 1945–1946