52d Troop Carrier Wing
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52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
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 Emblem of the 52d Troop Carrier Wing |
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| Active | 1942–1946 1946–1950 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Troop Carrier/Logistics |
The 52d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air National Guard. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950.
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Established and activated as the 52d Transport Wing on 15 June 1942. Was a major training organization for I Troop Carrier Command, 1942-1943, training subordinate units in the United States prior to overseas deployment.
Deployed to North Africa in 1943 and assigned to Twelfth Air Force, its units subsequently engaged in combat operations, supporting Fifth Army units in the North African and Tunisian Campaigns. The wing also carried Army parachutists and towing gliders during Operation Husky. Provided supplies transportation during the subsequent Italian Campaign during the balance of 1943
Reassigned to Ninth Air Force in England during February 1944. Subordinate units began training for the invasion of continental Europe. This training involved airdropping paratroops and towing gliders.
In June 1944, subordinate units dropped paratroops in Normandy, subsequently flying numerous missions to bring in reinforcements and needed supplies. During the airborne attack on The Netherlands (Operation Market Garden, September 1944), the 50th dropped paratroops, towed gliders, and flew resupply missions. Several of its subordinate units also participated in the invasion of southern France in August 1944. The 50th supported the 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge by towing gliders full of supplies near Bastogne on 27 December 1944. In addition, its units participated in Operation Varsity, the air assault across the Rhine River in early 1945 and later flew numerous aerial resupply and casualty evacuation flights of wounded personnel as well as theater troop transport operations.
Operated until V-E Day, then returned to the United States until inactivation in 1946.
Lineage
- Constituted as 52d Transport Wing on 30 May 1942
- Activated on 15 June 1942
- Redesignated 52d Troop Carrier Wing in July 1942
- Inactivated on 27 August 1946.
- Redesignated 52d Fighter Wing. Allotted to ANG (NY) on 28 August 1946
- Extended federal recognition on 3 October 1947
- Inactivated on 31 October 1950.
Assignments
- I Troop Carrier Command, 15 June 1942
- Twelfth Air Force, 8 May 1943
- XII Troop Carrier Command (Provisional), 15 December 1943
- IX Troop Carrier Command, 17 February 1944 – July 1945
- I Troop Carrier Command, July 1945-27 August 1946
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
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