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5th Troop Carrier Squadron

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5th Troop Carrier Squadron
Douglas C-33 as flown by the squadron
Active1939–1944; 1947–1949
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleAirlift
Insignia
5th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem (4 October 1943)[1]

The 5th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. Its last assignment was with Tenth Air Force at Selfridge Field, Michigan, where it was inactivated on 27 June 1949.

The squadron served as a training unit during the Second World War until it was disbanded in a general reorganization of Army Air Forces training units. It was reactivated briefly after the war in the United States Air Force Reserve.

History

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The squadron was an operational training unit prior to December 1942. It then served as a replacement training for glider crews. It also provided training for army airborne units, and ferried gliders from 1943 until disbanded in 1944.[1]

The squadron was again activated in the reserve in 1947, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped before inactivating in 1949.[1]

Lineage

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  • Constituted as the 5th Transport Squadronon 1 October 1933[2]
  • Constituted on 1 October 1939
Activated on 14 October 1939
Redesignated 5th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942
Disbanded on 14 April 1944
  • Reconstituted on 25 August 1947
Activated in the reserve on 15 September 1947
Inactivated on 27 June 1949[1]

Assignments

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Stations

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Aircraft

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 37
  2. ^ Clay?

Bibliography

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  • 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. Retrieved 17 December 2016.