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29th Military Airlift Squadron

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Active
  
1942-1968

Type
  
Airlift

Country
  
United States

29th Military Airlift Squadron

Branch
  
United States Air Force

The 29th Military Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 438th Military Airlift Wing, Military Airlift Command, stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 31 August 1968.

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Lineage

  • Constituted as 29th Ferrying Squadron, on 9 Jul 1942
  • Activated on 25 Jul 1942 Redesignated: 29th Transport Squadron, on 24 Mar 1943 Disbanded on 1 Sep 1943 Reconstituted, redesignated and activated: 29th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy, 20 Jun 1952 Redesignated: 29th Air Transport Squadron, Medium on 11 Sep 1953 Redesignated: 29th Military Airlift Squadron on 8 January 1966 Discontinued & inactivated on 31 August 1968

    Assignments

  • 8th Ferrying (later Transport) Group, 25 Jul 1942-1 Sep 1943
  • 1600th Air Transport Group, 20 Jul 1952-13 Apr 1955
  • 1611th Air Transport Group, 13 Apr 1955-18 Jan 1963
  • 1611th Air Transport Wing, 18 Jan 1953-8 Jan 1966
  • 438th Military Airlift Wing, 8 Jan 1966-31 Aug 1968
  • Stations

  • Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine, 25 Jul 1942-1 Sep 1943
  • Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 20 Jul 1952-13 Apr 1955
  • McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 13 Apr 1955-31 Aug 1968
  • Aircraft

  • C-97, 1952–1953
  • C-54, 1953–1954
  • C-118, 1954–1964
  • C-130, 1964–1968
  • References

    29th Military Airlift Squadron Wikipedia