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29th Military Airlift Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	29th Military Airlift Squadron
image	29th Military Airlift Squadron - MAC - Emblem.png
image_size	250
caption	Emblem of the 29th Military Airlift Squadron
dates	1942–1968
country	United States
branch	United States Air Force
type	Airlift

The 29th Military Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 438th Military Airlift Wing, Military Airlift Command, stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 31 August 1968.

History

Lineage

Constituted as 29th Ferrying Squadron, on 9 Jul 1942 : Activated on 25 Jul 1942 : Redesignated: 29th Transport Squadron, on 24 Mar 1943 : Disbanded on 1 Sep 1943 : Reconstituted, redesignated and activated: 29th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy, 20 Jun 1952 : Redesignated: 29th Air Transport Squadron, Medium on 11 Sep 1953 : Redesignated: 29th Military Airlift Squadron on 8 January 1966 : Discontinued & inactivated on 31 August 1968

Assignments

8th Ferrying (later Transport) Group, 25 Jul 1942-1 Sep 1943
1600th Air Transport Group, 20 Jul 1952-13 Apr 1955
1611th Air Transport Group, 13 Apr 1955-18 Jan 1963
1611th Air Transport Wing, 18 Jan 1953-8 Jan 1966
438th Military Airlift Wing, 8 Jan 1966-31 Aug 1968

Stations

Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine, 25 Jul 1942-1 Sep 1943
Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 20 Jul 1952-13 Apr 1955
McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 13 Apr 1955-31 Aug 1968

Aircraft

C-97, 1952–1953
C-54, 1953–1954
C-118, 1954–1964
C-130, 1964–1968

References

Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989

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