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39th Military Airlift Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	39th Military Airlift Squadron
image	Douglas C-133A-5-DL Cargomaster 54-142.jpg
image_size	300
caption	39th Squadron C-133A CargomasterAircraft is Douglas C-133A-5-DL Cargomaster, serial 54-142. This aircraft was scrapped in 1971.
dates	1942–1943; 1954–1971
country
branch
role	Airlift
decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
identification_symbol	[[File:39th Air Transport Squadron - Emblem.png	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	39th Military Airlift Squadron emblem

Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm

The 39th Military Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 436th Military Airlift Wing, Military Airlift Command, stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. It was inactivated on 31 March 1971.

History

Activated in 1942 to ferry newly manufactured combat aircraft to combat units deployed overseas. Primarily flew B-25 and B-26 medium bombers to Southwest Pacific Area, however also ferried aircraft to Africa for units assigned to the North African Campaign and European Theater of Operations. Inactivated in October 1943 during realignment of Ferrying Command to Air Transport Command.

Reactivated in 1954 under Military Air Transport Service, operated Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft on a worldwide scale from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Upgraded to Douglas C-133 Cargomaster heavy-lift strategic transports in 1957, and continued global strategic airlift operations. Reassigned to Military Airlift Command (MAC) in 1966 after inactivation of MATS, continued operations until retirement of C-133s in 1971 then inactivated.

Lineage

Constituted as the 39th Air Corps Ferrying Squadron on 9 July 1942 : Activated on 28 July 1942 : Redesignated 39th Transport Squadron on 24 March 1943 : Disbanded on 18 October 1943
Reconstituted and redesignated 39th Air Transport Squadron, Medium on 4 November 1953 : Activated on 16 February 1954 : Redesignated 39th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy on 8 September 1957 : Redesignated 39th Military Airlift Squadron on 8 January 1966 : Inactivated on 31 March 1971

Assignments

11th Ferrying Group, 28 July 1942
19th Ferrying Group, 1 November 1942 – 18 October 1943
1607th Air Transport Group, 16 February 1954
1607th Air Transport Wing, 18 January 1963
436th Military Airlift Wing, 6 January 1966 – 31 March 1971

Stations

Hamilton Field, California, 28 July 1942
Hickam Field, Hawaii, 25 January 1943 – 18 October 1943
Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 16 February 1954 – 31 March 1971

Aircraft

Primarily ferrying North American B-25 Mitchell and Martin B-26 Marauder, 1942–1943.
Douglas C-54 Skymaster, 1954–1957
Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, 1957–1971

References

Notes

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Bibliography

References

AF Pamphlet 900-2, 15 June 1971, p. 182
AF Pamphlet 900-2, 30 September 1976, p. 28
Ravenstein, p. 232
Mueller, p. 233
Mueller, p. 114

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