327th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 327th Airlift Squadron


caption= 327h Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 11 April 1944 - 26 December 1945
29 May 1947 - 1 April 1951
14 June 1952 - 30 September 2007
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Airlift
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command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
22nd Air Force
913th Airlift Wing
913th Operations Group
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garrison= Naval Air Station Willow Grove
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decorations= Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
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The 327th Airlift Squadron (327 AS) was part of the 913th Airlift Wing at Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. It operated C-130 Hercules aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.

Mission

History

The 327th conducted aerial transportation in the China-Burma-India theater from, 28 August 1944-c. 20 October 1945. It performed troop carrier training from, 1947-1951. It has supported airborne forces and performed worldwide airlift since 1952. The squadron deployed to Southwest Asia and performed airlift missions in support of the Gulf War, January-April 1991. It was controversially deactivated on September 30th, 2007 after a lengthy and controversial closure process.

Major command

Operations

*World War II
*Operation Desert Storm

Previous designations

*2d Combat Cargo Squadron (1943 – 1944)
*327th Troop Carrier Squadron (1945 – 1949)
*327th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949 – 1967)
*327th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967 – 1992)
*327th Airlift Squadron (1992 – Present)

Assignments

*1st Combat Cargo Group (1944 - 1945)
*14th Air Force (1945)
*514th Troop Carrier Group (1947 - 1949)
*512th Troop Carrier Group (1949 - 1951)
*512th Troop Carrier Wing (1952 - 1963)
*913th Airlift Wing (1963 - 2007)

Bases stationed

*Bowman Field, Kentucky (1944)
*Sylhet, India (1944)
*Imphal, India (1944)
*Tsuyung, China (1944 - 1945)
*Dohazari, India (1945)
*Hathazari, India (1945)
*Bhamo, Burma (1945)
*Peishiyi, India (1945)
*Marietta Army Air Field, Georgia (1947 - 1949)
*Reading Municipal Airport, Pennsylvania (1949 - 1950)
*New Castle Airport, Delaware (1950 - 1951, 1952 - 1958)
*Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania (1958 - 2007)

Aircraft operated

*C-47 Skytrain (1944 – 1945)
*C-46 Commando (1949 – 1951, 1952 – 1957)
*AT-7 Navigator (1949 – 1951)
*AT-11 Kansan (1949 – 1951)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1957 – 1969, 1970 – 1971)
*C-130 Hercules (1970 – 2007)

References

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0327as.html USAF 327th Airlift Squadron History]

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