731st Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 731st Airlift Squadron


caption= 731st Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 15 June 1942 - 29 November 1945
29 May 1947 - 20 March 1951
14 June 1952 - Present
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
302d Airlift Wing
302d Operations Group
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garrison= Peterson Air Force Base
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decorations= Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
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The 731st Airlift Squadron (731 AS) is part of the 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft providing global airlfit.

Mission

US AIR Force Reserve Command

Tatical Airlift

Aerial fire-fighting with the U.S. Forest Service.

History

The 731st saw combat in the European Theater of Operations, 13 May 1943-19 April 1945.

It trained for bombardment missions from, 1947-1951. Between 1952 and 1982, the 731st trained successively for tactical reconnaissance, bombardment, and airlift operations. It has flown worldwide airlift missions since 1982.

Operations

*World War II

Lineage

*331st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1942 - 1943)
*331st Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943 - 1947)
*331st Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy (1947 - 1949)
*331st Bombardment Squadron, Light (1949 - 1952)
*331st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1952 - 1955)
*331st Bombardment Squadron, Tactical (1955 - 1957)
*731st Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1957 - 1967)
*731st Military Airlift Squadron (1967 - 1972)
*731st Tactical Airlift Squadron (1972 - 1992)
*731st Airlift Squadron (1992 - Present)

Assignments

*94th Bombardment Group (1942 – 1945, 1947 – 1951)
*94 Troop Carrier Wing (1952 – 1963)
*901st Tactical Airlift Group (1963 – 1974)
*439th Tactical Airlift Wing (1974 – 1982)
*901st Tactical Airlift Group (1982 – 1985)
*302d Airlift Wing (1985 - Present)

Bases stationed

*MacDill Field, Florida (1942)
*Pendleton Field, Oregon (1942)
*Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona (1942)
*Biggs Field, Texas (1942 - 1943)
*Pueblo Army Air Base, Colorado (1943)
*RAF Earls Colne, England (1943)
*RAF Bury St. Edmunds, England (1943 - 1945)
*Camp Kilmer, New Jersey (1945)
*Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia (1947 - 1951, 1952 - 1955)
*Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (1955 - 1957)
*Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts (1957 - 1973)
*Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts (1973 - 1982)
*Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado (1982 - Present)

Aircraft Operated

*B-17 Flying Fortress (1942 – 1945)
*T-6 Texan (1947 – 1950, 1952 – 1954)
*T-7 Navigator (1947 – 1951)
*T-11 Kansan (1947 – 1951)
*B-26 Marauder (1949 – 1951, 1953 – 1957)
*C-46 Commando (1952 – 1955)
*P-51 Mustang (1953 – 1955)
*T-28 Trojan (1953 – 1954)
*C-45 Expeditor (1953 – 1955)
*T-33 Shooting Star (1954 – 1955)
*F-80 Shooting Star (1954 – 1955)
*RB-26 Invader (1954 – 1955)
*F-84 Thunderjet (1954 – 1955)
*C-47 Skytrain (1955)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1957 – 1966)
*C-124 Globemaster II (1966 – 1972)
*C-123 Provider (1972 – 1982)
*C-130 Hercules (1982 – Present)

References

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0731as.html USAF 731st Airlift Squadron History]

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