327th Airlift Squadron
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| 327th Airlift Squadron | |
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 327h Airlift Squadron patch | |
| Active |
11 April 1944 – 26 December 1945 29 May 1947 – 1 April 1951 14 June 1952 – 30 September 2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Airlift |
| Part of |
Air Force Reserve Command 22nd Air Force 913th Airlift Wing 913th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Willow Grove |
| Decorations |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
The 327th Airlift Squadron (327 AS) was part of the 913th Airlift Wing at Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. It operated C-130 Hercules aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.
History
The 327th conducted aerial transportation in the China – Burma – India theater from, 28 August 1944 – c. 20 October 1945. It performed troop carrier training from, 1947 – 1951. It has supported airborne forces and performed worldwide airlift since 1952. The squadron deployed to Southwest Asia and performed airlift missions in support of the Gulf War, January – April 1991. It was inactivated on 30 September 2007 after a lengthy and controversial closure process.
Lineage
- Constituted 2d Combat Cargo Squadron on 11 April 1944
- Activated on 15 April 1944
- Redesignated 327th Troop Carrier Squadron on 31 October 1945
- Inactivated on 26 December 1945
- Activated in the reserve on 29 May 1947
- Redesignated 327th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 2 September 1949
- Ordered to Active Service on 15 March 1951
- Inactivated on 1 April 1951
- Activated in the reserve on 14 June 1952
- Ordered to Active Service on 28 October 1962
- Relieved from Active Duty on 28 November 1962
- Redesignated: 327th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1967
- Redesignated: 327th Airlift Squadron on 1 February 1992
- Inactivated on 30 September 2007
Assignments
- 1st Combat Cargo Group, 15 April 1944
- Under operational control of Air Transport Command, 1 July – 9 September 1945
- Fourteenth Air Force, 10 September – 26 December 1945
- 514th Troop Carrier Group, 29 May 1947
- 512th Troop Carrier Group, 2 September 1949 – 1 April 1951
- 512th Troop Carrier Group, 14 June 1952; 14 April 1959
- 913th Troop Carrier (later, 913th Tactical Airlift; 913th Airlift) Group, 11 February 1963
- 913th Operations Group, 1 August 1992 – 30 September 2007
Stations
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Aircraft operated
- C-47 Skytrain (1944 – 1945)
- C-46 Commando (1949 – 1951, 1952 – 1957)
- AT-7 Navigator (1949 – 1951)
- AT-11 Kansan (1949 – 1951)
- C-119 Flying Boxcar (1957 – 1969, 1970 – 1971)
- C-130 Hercules (1970 – 2007)
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