50th Air Transport Squadron

50th Air Transport Squadron
Emblem of the 50th Air Transport Squadron
Active	1949-1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift

The 50th Air Transport Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 1502d Air Transport Wing, Military Air Transport Service, stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. It was inactivated on 8 January 1966.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Stations 1.4 Aircraft 2 References

History

Established in 1949 as a medium transport squadron flying C-54s. Transported supplies and personnel in the Pacific between Hawaii and the Philippines and bases between. Received long distance C-97s and intercontinental C-124s in the 1950s and was parts of MATS worldwide network of transports. Flew routes between India and the West Coast of the United States, Alaska and Japan.

Inactivated in 1966 when parent 1502d ATW was inactivated.

Lineage

• Established as 1266th Air Transport Squadron on 1 Jun 1949

Activated on: 30 Jun 1949

Redesignated: 50th Air Transport Squadron, on 20 Jul 1952

Inactivated on 8 Jan 1966

Assignments

• 1500th Air Transport Wing, 1 Jun 1949

Redesignated: 1502d Air Transport Wing, 1 Jul 1955-8 Jan 1966

Stations

• Hickam AFB, Hawaii, 1 Jun 1949-8 Jan 1966

Aircraft

• C-54 Skymaster, 1949-1952
• C-97 Stratofreighter, 1952-1955
• C-124 Globemaster II, 1955-1966

References

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

• Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989