313th Expeditionary Operations Group
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[2] | |
Insignia | |
313th Expeditionary Operations Group emblem (approved 3 February 1943)[1] | ![]() |
The 313th Expeditionary Operations Group is a Provisional
During
History
- For related history and lineage, see 313th Tactical Airlift Wing
World War II
The
Mediterranean operations
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The group began flying combat missions from
The 313th took part in
It moved to Sicily for
European operations
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/47th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron_Curtiss_C-46D-10-CU_Commando_44-77541.jpg/220px-47th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron_Curtiss_C-46D-10-CU_Commando_44-77541.jpg)
In February 1944, the group moved to
On 17 September, the 313th participated in
The group continued to operate from Achiet during 1945, performing transportation of personnel and supplies within Europe. It evacuated wounded and former
Berlin Airlift
The group was reactivated at
In July 1948, group deployed its 48th Squadron to
Tactical Air Command
The group was activated at
In October 1953, the group moved to
European theater airlift
The group was redesignated the 313th Tactical Airlift Group and activated in September 1978 at
During the
Expeditionary operations
The group was converted to provisional status as the 313th Expeditionary Operations Group. It was activated on 19 March 2011 at
Lineage
- Constituted as the 313th Transport Group on 28 January 1942
- Activated on 2 March 1942.
- Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group on 4 July 1942[20]
- Inactivated on 15 November 1945
- Activated on 30 September 1946
- Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group, Heavy on 30 July 1948[20]
- Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group, Special on 1 February 1949[20]
- Inactivated on 18 September 1949
- Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group, Medium on 25 November 1952[20]
- Activated on 1 February 1953
- Inactivated on 8 June 1955[21]
- Redesignated 313th Tactical Airlift Group on 24 August 1978[22]
- Converted to provisional status and redesignated 313th Expeditionary Operations Group on 12 June 2002[24]
Assignments
- I Troop Carrier Command, 2 March 1942
- 52d Transport Wing (later 52d Troop Carrier Wing), 15 June 1942[25]
- 53d Troop Carrier Wing, September 1942[26]
- 52d Troop Carrier Wing, November 1942[25] (attached to XII Troop Carrier Command (Provisional) April 1943 – 4 February 1944)
- I Troop Carrier Command, 14 September – 15 November 1945
- 51st Troop Carrier Wing, 30 September 1946[27]
- Ninth Air Force, 25 June 1947
- 313th Troop Carrier Wing, 28 July 1947[9]
- 1 Airlift Task Force 20 January 1949 – 18 September 1949 (attached to 60th Troop Carrier Wing)[10]
- 313th Troop Carrier Wing, 1 February 1953[9]
- Eighteenth Air Force, 25 August 1953 – 8 June 1955 (attached to 465th Troop Carrier Wing[13] to 30 September 1953, 314th Troop Carrier Wing
- 322d Airlift Division, 15 September 1978[28]
- Twenty-First Air Force, 1 April 1992 – 16 January 1993
- Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate as needed, 12 June 2002[24]
Stations
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Components
- 29th Transport Squadron (later 29th Troop Carrier Squadron), 2 March 1942 – 22 September 1945; 30 September 1946 – 18 September 1949; 1 February 1953 – 8 June 1955[7]
- 47th Transport Squadron (later 47th Troop Carrier Squadron), 15 June 1942 – 22 September 1945; 30 September 1946 – 18 September 1949; 1 February 1953 – 8 June 1955[8]
- 48th Transport Squadron (later 48th Troop Carrier Squadron), 15 June 1942 – 22 September 1945; 30 September 1946 – 18 September 1949; 1 February 1953 – 8 June 1955[31]
- 49th Transport Squadron (later 49th Troop Carrier Squadron), 15 June 1942 – 22 September 1945[32]
- 313th Aerial Port Squadron, 15 September 1978 – 16 January 1993[22][23]
- 313th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 15 September 1978 – 16 January 1993[22][23]
- 627th Military Airlift Support Squadron, 15 September 1978 – 1 August 1983
Aircraft
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1942–1945, 1946–1947
- Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, 1942–1945
- Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1945, 1953
- Douglas C-54 Skymaster, 1946–1947, 1848–1949
- Waco CG-4 (Glider) 1947–1949
- Fairchild C-82 Packet, 1947–1949
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1953–1955[21]
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules (attached), 1978–1993
- Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 2011
- McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender, 2011
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- AAF Station Nordholz, Germany in July 1945.
- ^ Aircraft is Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando serial 44-77541 at Achiet Airfield in April 1945. Shortly after this picture was taken the plane was damaged and written off.
- Evreux-Fauville Air Base France in 1961. Bravo Squadron moved to RAF Mildenhall when President de Gaulleexpelled U.S. forces from France in 1963. Kusumoto.
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 188–190
- ^ a b "Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards". Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 19 January 2018. (search)
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 147, 207–208, 210, 214
- ^ Warren, p. 35
- ^ Garland & Smyth, pp. 177–181
- ^ Warren, p. 39
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 147
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 207–208
- ^ a b c d Ravenstein, pp. 160–161
- ^ a b Ravenstein, p. 95
- ^ Knaack, p. 25
- ^ Endicott, Judy G. (2 January 2008). "Factsheet 514 Operations Group (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b Ravenstein, p. 260
- ^ Ravenstein, p. 162
- ^ a b c Kusumoto, MSG Mark (13 May 1993). "End of an Era". Air Force News Agency. Retrieved 19 January 2018. (republished on Google Groups)
- ^ Owen, pp. 78–79
- ^ a b c d Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Air Force Organization Change Status Report, April 2011, Maxwell AFB, AL
- ^ Uptegraff, B.G. Roy E. III (22 August 2011). "Answering the call: The birth of a 'Calico' wing". Air Mobility Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Air Force Organization Change Status Report, November 2011, Maxwell AFB, AL
- ^ a b c d Maurer does not give the exact date for redesignation, however this is the date all the group's squadrons were redesignated. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 147, 207–208, 210, 214
- ^ a b c Lineage, including stations, through 1955 in Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 188–190, except as noted
- ^ a b c d DAF/MPM Letter 190q, 24 August 1978, Subject: Organization Actions Affecting Certain Military Airlift Command Units.
- ^ a b c DAF/MO Letter 323r-1, 14 October 1992, Subject: Organization Actions Affecting Certain Units.
- ^ a b DAF/XPM Letter 303s, 12 June 2002, Subject: Air Mobility Command Expeditionary Units.
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 395–396 (year only)
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 396–397 (year only)
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 394–395 (year only)
- ^ "Factsheet 322 Airlift Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Station number in Anderson.
- ^ Station number in Johnson.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 210
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 214
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Anderson, Capt. Barry (1985). Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL yes: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- Garland, Lt Col Albert N.; Smyth, Howard McGaw (1993) [1964]. Sicily and the Surrender of Italy (PDF). United States Army in World War II: The Mediterranean Theater of Operations (50th Anniversary Commemorative ed.). Washington DC: Center of Military History. LCCN 64-60002. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Johnson, 1st Lt. David C. (1988). U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO) D-Day to V-E Day (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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External links
- Miller, Chris (24 May 2006). "Volant Pine: Captain Chris Miller's experiences on rotation with Bravo Squadron". airlifter.us. Retrieved 19 January 2018.