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52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
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The 52d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air National Guard
. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950.
The wing was formed a World War II
command and control organization for newly organized troop carrier groups and glider units being trained for overseas deployment to combat theaters. Deployed to North Africa in 1943 and assigned to Twelfth Air Force, its units subsequently engaged in combat operations, carrying Army parachutists and towing gliders during Operation Husky. Reassigned to Ninth Air Force
in England during 1944, the assigned groups, participated in Operation Overlord
; Operation Market Garden
and Operation Varsity
. Also engaged in aerial resupply and casualty evacuation of wounded personnel as well as theater troop transport operations. Operated until V-E Day, then returned to the United States until inactivation in 1946.
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 New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard
The New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission...
. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950.
The wing was formed a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
command and control organization for newly organized troop carrier groups and glider units being trained for overseas deployment to combat theaters. Deployed to North Africa in 1943 and assigned to Twelfth Air Force, its units subsequently engaged in combat operations, carrying Army parachutists and towing gliders during Operation Husky. Reassigned to Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
in England during 1944, the assigned groups, participated in Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...
; Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War. It was the largest airborne operation up to that time....
and Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity was a successful joint American–British airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II...
. Also engaged in aerial resupply and casualty evacuation of wounded personnel as well as theater troop transport operations. Operated until V-E Day, then returned to the United States until inactivation in 1946.
Lineage
- Constituted as 52d Transport Wing on 30 May 1942
- Activated on 15 June 1942
- Redesignated 52d Troop Carrier Wing in July 1942
- Inactivated on 27 August 1946.
- Redesignated 52d Fighter Wing. Allotted to ANG (NY) on 28 August 1946
- Extended federal recognition on 3 October 1947
- Inactivated on 31 October 1950.
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...
, 15 June 1942 - Twelfth Air Force, 8 May 1943
- IX Troop Carrier CommandIX Troop Carrier CommandThe IX Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 31 March 1946...
, 17 February 1944 – July 1945 - 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...
, July 1945-27 August 1946
Components
- 10th Troop Carrier Group10th Troop Carrier GroupThe 10th Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Troop Carrier Command, based at Alliance Army Airfield, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 14 April 1944....
: 4 October 1942 – 13 February 1943 - 61st Troop Carrier Group: 6 August – 12 October 1942, 15 February 1943 – 7 May 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....
: 4 February 1944 – 5 August 1945 - 314th Troop Carrier Group: 15 June – 30 August 1942; 20 February 1943 – 20 May 1945
- 315th Troop Carrier Group: 20 June – 29 November 1942; 18 February 1944 – 15 May 1945
- 316th Troop Carrier Group: 1942
- 349th Troop Carrier Group: 30 April – 20 May 1945; 31 January – 27 August 1946
- 433d Troop Carrier Group: February 1943-19 March 1943
- 434th Troop Carrier Group: 4 October 1945 – 5 February 1946
- 439th Troop Carrier Group: c. December 1945-21 March 1946
Stations
- Daniel FieldDaniel Field AirportDaniel Field is a public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Augusta, a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. It is owned and operated by the City of Augusta.-Facilities and aircraft:...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, 15 June 1942 - Bowman Field, KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, 20 July 1942 - 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...
, 3 August 1942 – 24 April 1943 - Oujda Airfield, French MoroccoFrench MoroccoFrench Protectorate of Morocco was a French protectorate in Morocco, established by the Treaty of Fez. French Morocco did not include the north of the country, which was a Spanish protectorate...
, 8 May 1943 - Kairouan AirfieldKairouan AirfieldKairouan Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 11 km south-southeast of Kairouan, 126 km south of Tunis. It was a major Troop Carrier unit base of the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign...
, Tunisia, July 1943 - Agrigento AirfieldAgrigento AirfieldAgrigento Airfield was a military airfield in Sicily, just to the northwest of Agrigento; approximately 5 km northeast of Porto Empedocle....
, Sicily, 1 September 1943 – 13 February 1944
- RAF CottesmoreRAF CottesmoreRAF Cottesmore was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. The station housed all the operational Harrier GR9 squadrons in the Royal Air Force, and No 122 Expeditionary Air Wing...
(AAF-489), England, 17 February 1944 - Amiens Glisy Airfield (B-48), France, 5 March – 20 June 1945
- Baer Field, IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, July 1945 - Kellogg Field, MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, August 1945 - Sedalia AAF, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, 1 October 1945 - Bergstrom Field, Texas, 4 March – 27 August 1946