33rd Troop Carrier Squadron

33d Troop Carrier Squadron
Active	1942-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces

The 33d Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 374th Troop Carrier Group, based at Nielson Field, Luzon, Philippines. It was inactivated on 15 February 1946.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 33d Transport Squadron on 2 Feb 1942

Activated on 14 Feb 1942

Redesignated 33d Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942

Inactivated on 15 Feb 1946.

Assignments

• 315th Transport (later Troop Carrier) Group, 14 Feb 1942
• 374th Troop Carrier Group, 12 Nov 1942-15 Feb 1946.

Stations

• Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania, 14 Feb 1942
• Bowman Field, Kentucky, 17 Jun 1942
• Florence AAF, South Carolina, 3 Aug-30 Sep 1942

Detachment operated from: Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia, 25 Oct-29 Nov 1942

Detachment operated from: Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia, c. 1 Nov—10 Dec 1942

• Archerfield Airport (Main Brisbane airfield), Brisbane, Australia, 1 Dec 1942
• Wards Airfield (5 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 28 Dec 1942
• RAAF Base Garbutt (Townsville), Australia, 5 Oct 1943
• Wards Airfield (5 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, Apr 1944
• Hollandia Airfield Complex, Netherlands East Indies, 15 Oct 1944
• Nielson Field, Luzon, Philippines, 18 Apr 1945-15 Feb 1946.

Aircraft

• C-47 Skytrain, 1942-1946
• C-46 Commando. 1945-1946.

Operational history

Aerial transportation in South and Southwest Pacific during World War II.

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.