| 85th Military Airlift Squadron | |
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Emblem of the 85th Military Airlift Squadron |
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| Active | 1952-1967 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Airlift |
The 85th Military Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Military Airlift Command, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California.
It was inactivated on 8 July 1967.
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Established in 1952 and assuming the assets of the provisional Military Air Transport Service 1287th ATS, it was initially equipped with C-54s flying the transport route to Alaska. Re-equipped with C-124 Globemaster II intercontinental strategic transports in 1953, the squadron's primary mission was the routing and scheduling of flights throughout the Pacific Ocean region and in support of allied forces in the Korean War. During the 1950s it flew routine flights to Japan, Hawaii, Alaska and other points in Asia, including transport flights to Indochina and Karachi in Pakistan.
During the 1960s, resources were almost solely devoted to the transport of equipment and personnel to South Vietnam.
It was inactivated in 1967 with the phaseout of the C-124.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.