89th Airlift Squadron

89th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 89th Airlift Squadron


caption= 89th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 14 May 1943 - 22 September 1945
27 June 1949 - 14 March 1951
15 June 1952 - 1 July 1957
1 July 1982 - Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch=United States Air Force
type= Airlift
role=
size=
command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
4th Air Force
445th Airlift Wing
445th Operations Group
current_commander=
garrison= Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= Operation Overlord
Operation Dragoon
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Bastogne
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
decorations= Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
battle_honours=

The 89th Airlift Squadron (89 AS) is part of the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It operates C-5 Galaxy aircraft providing strategic, global airlfit.

Mission

Provide strategic transport of personnel and equipment.

History

During World War II the 89th participated in the airborne assaults on Normandy, Southern France, Holland, Germany, and the relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. The squadron also transported cargo and personnel in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations in 1944 and 1945.

It trained for troop carrier operations from 1947-1951, for fighter-bomber missions from 1952-1957, and for tactical fighter operations from 1982-1994.

Since 1994 the 89th has trained for and flown strategic airlift missions worldwide, taking part in contingency operations as needed.

Operations

*World War II

Lineage

*89th Troop Carrier Squadron (1943 - 1949)
*89th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949 - 1952)
*89th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952 - 1982)
*89th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1982 - 1992)
*89th Fighter Squadron (1992 - 1994)
*89th Airlift Squadron (1994 - Present)

Assignments

*438th Troop Carrier Group (1943 – 1945, 1949 – 1951)
*438th Fighter-Bomber Group (1952 – 1957)
*906th Fighter Group (1982 – 1994)
*445th Airlift Wing (1994 - Present)

Bases stationed

*Baer Field, Indiana (1943)
*Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri (1943)
*Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina (1943 - 1944)
*Baer Field, Indiana (1944)
*RAF Langar, England (1944)
*RAF Greenham Common, England (1944 - 1945)
**Operated From: Canino Airfield, Italy (20 July - 23 August 1944)
*Prosnes, France (1945)
*Amiens, France (1945)
*Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts (1945)
*Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska (1949 - 1951)
*General Billy Mitchell Field, Wisconsin (1952 - 1953)
*Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953 - 1957)
*Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (1982 - Present)

Aircraft Operated

*C-47 Skytrain (1943 – 1945, 1949 – 1951)
*C-45 Expeditor (1949 – 1951)
*C-46 Commando (1949 – 1951)
*P-51 Mustang (1952 – 1954)
*T-33 Shooting Star (1954 – 1957)
*P-80 Shooting Star (1955 – 1957)
*F-4 Phantom II (1982 – 1989)
*F-16 Fighting Falcon (1989 – 1994)
*C-141 Starlifter (1994 – 2006)
*C-5 Galaxy (2005 – Present)

References

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0089as.html USAF 89th Airlift Squadron History]

External links


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