758th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 758th Airlift Squadron


caption= 758th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 19 May 1943 - 28 August 1945
12 July 1947 - 27 June 1949
16 November 1957 - 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
911th Airlift Wing
911th Operations Group
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garrison= Pittsburgh International Airport
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
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The 758tht Airlift Squadron (758 AS) is part of the 911th Airlift Wing at the Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft providing global airlfit.

Mission

To organize, recruit, and train Air Force Reserve personnel to provide airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies, and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing, or cargo extraction systems.

History

The 758th saw combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the European Theater of Operations, 2 March 1944-26 April 1945.

It has provided air transportation for airborne forces and worldwide airlift operations since 1958.

Operations

*World War II

Lineage

*758th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1943 - 1944)
*758th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1944 - 1947)
*758th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy (1947 - 1957)
*758th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1957 - 1967)
*758th Military Airlift Squadron (1967 - 1972)
*758th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1972 - 1992)
*758th Airlift Squadron (1992 - Present)

Assignments

*459th Bombardment Group (1943 – 1945, 1947 – 1949)
*459th Troop Carrier Wing (1957 – 1963)
*911th Airlift Wing (1963 - Present)

Bases stationed

*Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico (1943)
*Kearns, Utah (1943)
*Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona (1943)
*Westover Field, Massachusetts (1943 - 1944)
*Giulia Airfield, Italy (1944 - 1945)
*Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota (1945)
*Long Beach Army Air Field, California (1947 - 1949)
*Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania (1957 - Present)

Aircraft Operated

*B-24 Liberator (1943 – 1945)
*T-6 Texan (1947 – 1949)
*T-7 Navigator (1947 – 1949)
*T-11 Kansan (1947 – 1949)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1957 – 1967)
*C-124 Globemaster II (1966 – 1972)
*C-123 Provider (1972 – 1980)
*C-130 Hercules (1980 – Present)

References

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0731as.html USAF 731st Airlift Squadron History]
* [http://www.pittsburgh.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3408 911th Airlift Wing Fact Sheet]

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