701st Airlift Squadron

701th Airlift Squadron
701st Airlift Squadron Patch
Active	20 March 1943 - 12 September 1945 12 July 1947 - 27 June 1949 8 July 1952 - 1 July 1957 16 November 1957 - 15 December 1965 25 September 1970 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command Twenty-Second Air Force 315th Airlift Wing 315th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Charleston Air Force Base
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award French Croix de Guerre with Palm Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm

World War II 701st Bombardment Squadron Emblem

"Hell's Warrior" Ford B-24H-1-FO Liberator 42-7563 701st BS, 445th BG, 8th AF Transferred to the 859th BS, 492nd BG in October 1944 and modified for use in Carpetbagger missions. After August 1944 the 492nd Bomb Group was used as a cover for special operations missions in Europe, such as supply drops to Underground forces, agent insertions and propaganda leaflet drops, usually done at night. Aircraft was loaned to the M.T.O. for use by the 15th Special Operations Group. Was lost on the February 9, 1944 mission to Karlovak,Yugoslavia. 8 KIA MACR 12361

The 701st Airlift Squadron (701 AS) is part of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing global airlfit.

Mission

To provide trained personnel to be a source of augmentation for the active forces in any emergency expansion of the Air Force strategic and aeromedical airlift capability.

History

The 701st saw combat in the European Theater of Operations from 13 December 1943-25 April 1945. It trained for bombardment missions from 1947–1949, and for fighter-bomber missions from 1952-1957.

The 701st has flown airlift missions from, 1957–1965 and since 1970. It patricipated in US Army troops and equipment movements to various parts of the nation during Cuban Missile Crisis, October–November 1962.

Operations

• World War II
• Operation Just Cause

Lineage

• 701st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1943)
• 701st Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943–1947)
• 701st Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy (1947–1952)
• 701st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952–1957)
• 701st Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1957–1958)
• 701st Troop Carrier Squadron, Assault (1958–1970)
• 701st Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1970–1992)
• 701st Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1992–1994)
• 701st Airlift Squadron (1994–Present)

Assignments

• 4445th Bombardment Group (1943–1945, 1947–1949)
• 445th Fighter-Bomber Group (1952–1957)
• 445th Troop Carrier Wing (1957–1963)
• 919th Troop Carrier Group (1963–1965)
• 943 Military Airlift Group, Associate (1970–1973)
• 315th Airlift Wing (1973–Present)

Bases stationed

• Gowen Field, Idaho (1943)
• Wendover Field, Utah (1943)
• Sioux City Army Air Base Iowa (1943)
• RAF Tibenham, England (1943–1945)
• Fort Dix, New Jersey (1945)
• McChord Air Force Base, Washington (1947–1949)
• Buffalo, New York (1952–1955)
• Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, New York (1955–1957)
• Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee (1957–1965)
• Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina (1970–Present)

Aircraft operated

References

• USAF 701st Airlift Squadron History

External links

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