70th Troop Carrier Squadron

70th Troop Carrier Squadron

Active	1943-1950
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Airlift

The 70th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 433d Troop Carrier Group, based at Cleveland Municipal Airport, Ohio. It was inactivated on 3 October 1950.

History

Lineage

Constituted 70th Troop Carrier Squadron on 22 January 1943

Activated on 9 February 1943

Inactivated on 15 January 1946

Activated in the reserve on 3 August 1947

Redesignated 70th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) on 27 June 1949

Inactivated on 3 October 1950

Assignments

433d Troop Carrier Group, 9 February 1943 – 15 January 1946
433d Troop Carrier Group, 3 August 1947 – 3 October 1950.

Stations

Florence AAF, South Carolina, 9 February 1943
Sedalia AAF, Missouri, 19 March 1943
Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, North Carolina, g June 1943
Baer Field, Indiana, 1–13 August 1943
RAAF Base Townsville, Australia, 7 September 1943
Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 21 September 1943
Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 10 October 1943
Hollandia Airfield Complex, Netherlands East Indies, c. 3 July 1944
Mokmer Airfield, Biak, Netherlands East Indies, c. 20 October 1944
Dulag Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 28 February 1945
Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 12 April 1945
Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, c. 29 June 1945
North Field, Iwo Jima, 26 August 1945
Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, 15 September 1945
Tachikawa AB, Japan, 30 September 1945 – 15 January 1946
Cleveland Municipal Airport, Ohio, 27 June 1949 – 3 October 1950.

Aircraft

C-47 Skytrain, 1943–1944
C-46 Commando, 1944–1945

Operational history

Aerial transportation during World War II; airborne assault at Aparri, Luzon, 23 June 1945.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.

External links

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Named units

Wings

TFW	1st 4th 12th 15th 20th 23d 27th 32d 33d 37th 50th 56th 312th 323d 347th 354th 355th

Other	1st SOW 57th FWW 63d TAW 64th TAW 67th TRW 75th TRW 85th TFTW 317th TAW 363d TRW 405th TFTW 461st TBW 4505th ARW

Former
bases

Active (MAJCOM)	Altus (AETC) Brooks (AFMC) Cannon (AFSOC) Charleston (AMC) Creech (ACC) Davis–Monthan (ACC) Dover (AMC) Dyess (ACC) Eglin (AFMC) Hill (AMFC) Holloman (ACC) Hurlburt Field (AFSOC) Langley (ACC) Little Rock (AETC) Luke (AETC) MacDill (AMC) McChord (AMC) McConnell (AMC) Moody (ACC) Mountain Home (ACC) Nellis (ACC) Pope (AMC) Seymour Johnson (ACC) Shaw (ACC) Tonopah (ACC) Tyndall (AETC) Whiteman (ACC)

Inactive	Bergstrom Blythville Donaldson England Forbes George Howard Grenier Myrtle Beach Orlando Sewart Turner Williams

Inactive, but with a military presence	Bunker Hill Biggs Dow Godman Homestead Lockbourne March Otis

Aircraft

USAAF Fifth Air Force in World War II

Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)

Airfields

Pacific	USAAF in Australia USAAF in the Southwest Pacific USAAF in Okinawa

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

Air Commando	3d Air Commando

Bombardment	3d Bombardment 7th Bombardment 19th Bombardment 22d Bombardment 27th Bombardment 38th Bombardment 43d Bombardment 90th Bombardment 312th Bombardment 345th Bombardment 380th Bombardment 417th Bombardment

Combat Cargo	2d Combat Cargo

Fighter	8th Fighter 24th Pursuit 35th Fighter 49th Fighter 58th Fighter 348th Fighter 475th Fighter

Reconnaissance	6th Reconnaissance 71st Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	317th Troop Carrier 374th Troop Carrier 375th Troop Carrier 433d Troop Carrier

Squadrons

Bombardment	31st Bombardment

Night Fighter	418th Night Fighter 421st Night Fighter 547th Intelligence

Reconnaissance	2d Observation 8th Photographic Reconnaissance 36th Photographic Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	21st Troop Carrier 22d Troop Carrier 65th Troop Carrier 66th Troop Carrier

United States Army Air Forces

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