327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing
327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing | |
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Motto(s) | Ne Defecit Animus Latin (Courage Does Not Fail Me) (1942–1958) Intercipere Recognoscere Destuere Latin (Intercept, Identify, Destroy) (1958–1966) |
Insignia | |
327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing emblem | |
Patch with 327th Fighter Group (Air Defense) emblem (Approved 12 May 1958)[1] | |
327th Fighter Group emblem (Approved 27 February 1943)[1] |
The 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing is an inactive
The
In 1955, as part of
The group was upgraded to wing size in 2005 and activated at Tinker Air Force Base when Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) replaced its traditional directorate organizations with wings, groups and squadrons. It controlled logistic support systems for various large aircraft until 2010, when it was inactivated as AFMC returned to its previous organizational structure.
History
World War II
The 327th Fighter Group was activated at
In February 1943, the 327th replaced its Warhawks with
However, theCold War
The group's 323d Squadron converted to
On 22 October 1962, at the beginning of the
Although the number of ADC interceptor squadrons remained almost constant in the early 1960s, attrition (and the fact that production lines closed in 1961) caused a gradual drop in the number of planes assigned to a squadron, from 24 to typically 18 by 1964. The force reduction continued, finally resulting in a reduction in the number of interceptor units, and the group was inactivated in the spring of 1966.[19][20]
Logistics support
The group was redesignated the 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing and activated in 2005 as part of the
Lineage
- Constituted as the 327th Fighter Group (Single Engine) on 24 June 1942
- Activated on 19 August 1942
- Disbanded on 10 April 1944
- Reconstituted and redesignated 327th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 20 June 1955
- Redesignated 327th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 July 1985[24]
- Redesignated 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing on 31 January 2005[25]
Assignments
- Philadelphia Air Defense Wing, 27 August 1942 – 22 September 1942)[1]
- Philadelphia Air Defense Wing, 1943[27]
- I Fighter Command, 1943 – 10 April 1944[1]
- 4706th Air Defense Wing, 18 August 1955[19]
- 37th Air Division, 8 July 1956[19]
- 30th Air Division, 1 April 1959[19]
- Chicago Air Defense Sector, 1 June 1959[19]
- 20th Air Division, 1 April 1966 – 25 June 1966[19]
Stations
- Mitchel Field, New York, 25 August 1942
- Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania, 27 August 1942
- Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia, ca. 22 September 1942 – 10 April 1944[28]
- Truax Field, Wisconsin, 18 August 1955 – 25 June 1966[19]
- Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 18 February 2005 – 30 June 2010[25][26]
Components
Operational Squadrons
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Support Units
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Sustainment Units
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Aircraft
Campaigns
Service Streamer | Campaign | Dates | Notes |
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American Theater without inscription | 25 August 1942 – 10 April 1944 | 327th Fighter Group[1] |
See also
- List of inactive AFCON wings of the United States Air Force
- List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military
References
Notes
- Millville Army Air Fieldin September 1943, but returned to Richmond before moving to Norfolk.
- ^ Aircraft is North American F-86D-30-NA Sabre serial 51-5949
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 208–209
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 398
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 399
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 400–401
- ^ Craven & Cate, Introduction, p. xxxvi
- ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 548–549
- ^ Goss, p. 75
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 82
- ^ a b Buss, et al., p.6
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 534
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 562
- ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 125
- ^ a b "Abstract, History 327 Infirmary, Jul–Dec 1955". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Abstract, History 327 Air Base Squadron, CY 1958–1959". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 145
- ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 237
- ^ NORAD/CONAD Response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, pp. 16, 26
- ^ McMullen, pp. 10–12
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cornett & Johnson, p. 79
- ^ McMullen, pp. 41, 43–45
- ^ a b c "Factsheet, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center". Tinker Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Armstrong, Brandice J. (16 July 2010). "Previous 327th ASW unit to new OC-ALC/GK names and symbols". Tinker Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Lineage to this entry at Maurer, Combat Units, p. 209
- ^ DAF/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations
- ^ a b c d e Air Force Organization Status Change Report, Feb 2005, Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Air Force Organization Status Change Report, Jun 2010, Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, p. 428
- ^ Stations to this entry at Maurer, Combat Units, p. 209
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (22 May 2009). "Factsheet 61 Fighter Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Abstract, History 327 Dispensary, Jan–Mar 1966". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Abstract, History 327 Combat Support Squadron, Jan–Mar 1965". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 139
- ^ "Abstract, History 327 Supply Squadron, Jan–Mar 1965". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Air Force Organization Status Change Report, Jan 2008, Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ Air Force Organization Status Change Report, Apr 2008, Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b c Air Force Organization Status Change Report, Apr 2006, Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency
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