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 deactivated on September 2, 1966.

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History

For additional history and lineage, see 313th Troop Carrier Group

Lineage

Organized on August 15, 1947
Discontinued on August 26, 1948
Inactivated on January 20, 1949
Activated on February 1, 1953
Inactivated on August 25, 1953
Organized on October 1, 1964
Redesignated 313th Tactical Airlift Wing on May 1, 1967
Inactivated on September 30, 1973

Assignments

Attached to 1st Air Lift Task Force, 9-17 November 1948
  • 1st Air Lift Task Force, 18 November 1948-20 January 1949
  • Eighteenth Air Force, 1 February-25 August 1953

Stations

Components

Group

Squadrons

Aircraft

Operational history

Activated in Austria on September 30, 1946. Assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe and equipped with C-47 and C-54 aircraft.

Transferred, without personnel and equipment, to the US on June 25, 1947 and assigned to Tactical Air Command. Trained with gliders and C-82’s. Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group, (Heavy) in July 1948.

Moved to Germany, October–November 1948, and joined United States Air Forces in Europe for participation in the Berlin airlift. Transported cargo such as coal, food, and medicine into West Berlin from November 1948 to September 1949. Redesignated 313th Troop Carrier Group (Special) in February 1949. Inactivated in Germany on September 18, 1949.

Trained in troop carrier operations, 1953. Trained to become proficient and to maintain combat readiness in tactical airlift operations, 1964–1973. Frequently deployed tactical squadrons or segments thereof on a global basis to support airlift requirements of overseas commands. Participated in tactical exercises and disaster relief on a regular basis. Last C-130 transferred on August 6, 1973. Thereafter, until inactivation, the wing assisted in the closure of Forbes AFB.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

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