34th Troop Carrier Squadron

The 34th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 315th Troop Carrier Group, based at Brady Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on 18 January 1955.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 34th Transport Squadron on 2 February 1942

Activated on 14 February 1942

Redesignated 34th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942

Inactivated on 31 July 1945

• Activated on 19 May 1947

Inactivated on 10 September 1948

• Redesignated 34th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) on 23 May 1952

Activated on 10 June 1952

Inactivated On 18 January 1955.

Assignments

• 315th Transport (later Troop Carrier) Group, 14 February 1942-31 July 1945
• 315th Troop Carrier Group, 19 May 1947-10 September 1948
• 315th Troop Carrier Group, 10 June 1952-18 January 1955

Stations

• Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania, 14 February 1942
• Bowman Field, Kentucky, 17 June 1942
• Florence AAF, South Carolina, 4 August-11 October 1942
• RAF Aldermaston, England, 1 December 1942

Operated from Blida Airfield, Algeria, 29 May 1943-7 March 1944

• RAF Welford, England, 6 November 1943
• RAF Spanhoe, England, 6 February 1944
• Amiens, France, 6 April-May 1945
• Waller Field, Trinidad, May-31 July 1945
• Langley Field, Virginia 19 May 1947-10 September 1948
• Brady AB, Japan, 20 June 1952-18 January 1955

Aircraft

• C-47 Skytrain, 1942–1945
• C-46 Commando. 1952-1955

Operational history

Included airborne assaults on Normandy, Holland, and Germany, as well as aerial transportation in ETO and MTO, during World War II. Apparently not manned, 1947-1948. Aerial transportation between Japan and Korea during Korean War.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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 0-89201-092-4.

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