313th Tactical Airlift Wing

Emblem of the 313th Tactical Airlift Wing
Active	1942-1973
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Airlift
Part of	Tactical Air Command
Garrison/HQ	Forbes AFB, Kansas

The 313th Tactical Airlift Wing (313th TAW) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, assigned to the 834th Air Division, being stationed at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas. It was inactivated on 2 Sep 1966.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 313th Transport Group on 28 Jan 1942.

Activated on 2 Mar 1942.

Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group in Jul 1942

Inactivated on 15 Nov 1945

• Activated on 30 Sep 1946.
• Established as 313th Troop Carrier Wing on 28 Jul 1947

313th Troop Carrier Group assigned as subordinate unit to wing

Organized on 15 Aug 1947

Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group, (Heavy) in Jul 1948.

Discontinued on 26 Aug 1948

• Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Wing, Heavy and activated on 23 Aug 1948

313th Troop Carrier Group, (Heavy) assigned to wing as subordinate unit

Inactivated on 20 Jan 1949

• Group activated and redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group (Special) in Feb 1949

Group inactivated 18 Sep 1949

• Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 26 Nov 1952

Activated on 1 Feb 1953

Inactivated on 25 Aug 1953

• Activated on 15 Jun 1964

Organized on 1 Oct 1964

Redesignated 313th Tactical Airlift Wing on 1 May 1967

Inactivated on 30 Sep 1973

Assignments

• Third Air Force

III Air Support Command, 2 Mar 1942 - 2 Mar 1942

• Twelfth Air Force

XII Troop Carrier Command 9 May 1943 - 4 Feb 1944

• Ninth Air Force

IX Troop Carrier Command 4 Feb - 2 Aug 1944

• First Allied Airborne Army

IX Troop Carrier Command - 2 Aug 1944 - 20 May 1945

• Ninth Air Force

IX Troop Carrier Command 20 May - 15 Nov 1945

• United States Air Forces in Europe, 30 Sep 1946 - 25 Jun 1947
• Tactical Air Command 25 Jun 1947 - 9 Nov 1948
• United States Air Forces in Europe, 9 Nov 1948-18 Sep 1949
• Tactical Air Command 1 Feb 1953 - 8 Jun 1955

Stations

• Daniel Field, Ga, 2 Mar 1942
• Bowman Field, Ky, 21 Jun 1942
• Florence, SC, 4 Aug 1942
• Maxton, NC, 13 Dec 1942-3 Apr 1943
• Oujda, French Morocco, 9 May 1943
• Kairouan, Tunisia, 16 Jun 1943
• Sciacca, Sicily, 23 Aug 1943
• Trapani/Milo Airfield, Sicily, 3 Oct 1943
• Folkingham, England, 4 Feb 1944
• Achiet, France, 28 Feb-5 Aug 1945
• Baer Field, Ind, 14 Sep - 15 Nov 1945
• Tulln AB, Austria, 30 Sep 1946-25 Jun 1947
• Langley Field, Va, 25 Jun 1947
• Bergstrom Field, Tex, 15 Jul 1947-22 Oct 1948
• Fassberg, Germany, g Nov 1948-18 Sep 1949.
• Mitchel AFB, NY, 1 Feb 1953
• Sewart AFB, Tenn, 2 Oct 1953-8 Jun 1955

Components

Squadrons

• 29th Transport (later Troop Carrier): 1942-1945; 1946-1949; 1953-1955
• 47th Transport (later Troop Carrier): 1942-1945; 1946-1949; 1953-1955
• 48th Transport (later Troop Carrier): 1942-1945; 1946-1949; 1953-1955
• 49th Transport: 1942-1945

Aircraft

• C-47/C-53 Skytrain 1942-1945, 1946-1948
• C-46 Commando, 1945
• C-54 Skymaster, 1946-1948
• C-82 Packet, 1947-1949
• C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1953-

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency