45th Airlift Squadron

45th Airlift Squadron
Patch of the 45th Airlift Squadron
Active	30 May 1942 - 26 December 1945 1 July 1994 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 314th Airlift Wing 314th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Keesler Air Force Base
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The 45th Airlift Squadron (45 AS) is part of the 314th Airlift Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates C-21 aircraft training pilots for executive airlift.

Contents 1 Mission 2 History 2.1 Operations 2.2 Lineage 3 Assignments 4 Bases stationed 5 Aircraft operated 6 External links

Mission

History

During World War II the 45th participated in airborne assaults on Sicily, Normandy, Holland, and Germany, and aerial transportation of personnel, supplies, and equipment in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

Since 1994 it has trained pilots in operational support airlift mission.

Operations

• World War II

Lineage

• 45th Transport Squadron (1942)
• 45th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942–1994)
• 45th Airlift Squadron (1994–1999)
• 45th Airlift Flight (1999–2001)
• 45th Airlift Squadron (2001–Present)

Assignments

• 316th Troop Carrier Group (1942–1945)
• 81st Training Wing (1994–1999)
• 314th Airlift Wing (1999–Present)

Bases stationed

Patterson Field, Ohio (1942) Bowman Field, Kentucky (1942) Lawson Field, Georgia (1942) Del Valle, Texas (1942) Egypt (1942–1943) Libya (1943) Nouvion Airfield, Algeria (1943) Guercif Airfield, French Morocco (1943) Enfidaville Airfield, Tunisia (1943)

Mazara, Sicily (1943) Borizzo, Sicily (1943–1944) RAF Cottesmore, England (1944–1945) Pope Field, North Carolina (1945) Baer Field, Indiana (1945) Kipapa Airfield, Hawaii (1945) Wheeler Field, Hawaii (1945) Camp Anza, Arizona (1945) Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi (1994–Present)

Aircraft operated

• C-47 Skytrain (1942–1945)
• C-46 Commando (1945)
• C-12 Huron (1994–1999)
• C-21 (1994 – Present)

External links

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