47th Liaison Squadron

47th Liaison Squadron
Active	1943–1948
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Liaison

The 47th Liaison Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on August 25, 1948.

History

Lineage

Constituted 47th Liaison Squadron on June 25, 1943

Activated on July 1, 1943

Inactivated on August 25, 1948

Assignments

Second Air Force

426th Reconnaissance Group, July 1, 1943

II Air Support Command (later II Tactical Air Division), August 11, 1943

United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, April 4, 1944

Attached to: Headquarters Command, European Theater of Operations, US Army, until April 17, 1944

Attached to: First Army Group (FUSAG), April 17 – August 9, 1944

Ninth Air Force, April 25, 1944

Attached to: Twelfth Army Group, August 9, 1944 – August 1, 1945

Attached to: Headquarters Command, US Forces, European Theater [later Headquarters Command, European Command], during period August 1, 1945 – May 31, 1947

XII Tactical Air Command, November 23, 1945

10th Fighter Wing, February 1, 1946

64th Fighter Wing, March 4, 1946

XII Tactical Air Command, May 1, 1947

Tactical Air Command, June 25, 1947 – August 25, 1948.

Stations

Gainesville AAF, Tex July 1943
Brownwood AAF, Tex, September 25, 1943
Pollock AAF, La, November 24, 1943 – March 21, 1944
RAF Cheltenham, England, April 9, 1944
Heston, England, April 25, 1944

Flight at Colombieres, France, C. July 24 – c. August 10, 1944

St Sauveur-Lendelin, France, August 10, 1944
Laval, France, August 21, 1944

Buc, France, September 2, 1944
Verdun, France, September 17, 1944
Wiesbaden, Germany, May 5, 1945

Flights operated from several points in Germany and Austria during period July 21, 1945 – June 20, 1947

Rebstock, Germany, June 24, 1946
Langley Field, Va, June 25, 1947 – August 25, 1948.

Aircraft

In addition to L-4 and L-5, included L-1, L-2, and L-3 during period 1943–1944
Primarily L-5, 1944–1947.

Operations history

Primarily courier with army group headquarters in area to rear of front lines, May 1944 – May 1945. Not manned, June 1947 – August 1948.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6.

External links

USAAF Ninth Air Force in World War II

Stations

Palestine (Mand)	Lydda Muqueibile Ramat David St Jean
Egypt	Abu Sueir Ismailia El Amiriya Daba Deversoir Fayid Kabrit * Landing Ground 174 Payne Sidi Haneish
Libya	Baheira Belandah Benina Castel Benito Berca Darragh El Adem El Assa Gambut Hamraiet Lete Martuba Tmed El Chel Tobruk Tripoli Sidi Azeiz
Tunisia	Ben Gardane Bou Grara Chekira Hani Hazbub Hergla El Djem El Haouaria Kairouan Medenine Menzel Heurr Sfax Soltane
United Kingdom	Aldermaston Andover Andrews Field Ashford Balderton Barkston Heath Beaulieu Birch Bisterne Boreham Bottesford Boxted Charmy Down Chalgrove Chilbolton Chipping Ongar Christchurch Cottesmore Earls Colne Exeter Folkingham Fulbeck Gosfield Great Dunmow Greenham Common Grove High Halden Headcorn Holmsley South Hurn Ibsley Kingsnorth Langar Lashenden Little Walden Lymington Matching Membury Merryfield Middle Wallop North Witham Ramsbury Raydon Rivenhall Saltby Scorton Staplehurst Spanhoe Stansted Stoney Cross Thruxton Upottery Warmwell Welford Weston Zoyland Wethersfield Winkton Woodchurch Wormingford
Europe	Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany too numerous.

Units

Commands

Wings

Bombardment	97th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 99th Bombardment
Fighter	8th Fighter 9th Fighter 70th Fighter 71st Fighter 84th Fighter 100th Fighter 303d Fighter
Troop carrier	50th Troop Carrier 52d Troop Carrier 53d Troop Carrier

Groups

Bombardment	12th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 322d Bombardment 323d Bombardment 340th Bombardment 344th Bombardment 376th Bombardment 386th Bombardment 387th Bombardment 391st Bombardment 394th Bombardment 397th Bombardment 409th Bombardment 410th Bombardment 416th Bombardment
Fighter	36th Fighter 48th Fighter 50th Fighter 57th Fighter 79th Fighter 324th Fighter 354th Fighter 358th Fighter 365th Fighter 362d Fighter 363d Fighter 366th Fighter 367th Fighter 368th Fighter 370th Fighter 371st Fighter 373d Fighter 404th Fighter 405th Fighter 406th Fighter 474th Fighter
Troop carrier	61st Troop Carrier 64th Troop Carrier 313th Troop Carrier 314th Troop Carrier 315th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier 349th Troop Carrier 434th Troop Carrier 435th Troop Carrier 436th Troop Carrier 437th Troop Carrier 438th Troop Carrier 439th Troop Carrier 440th Troop Carrier 441st Troop Carrier 442d Troop Carrier IX Troop Carrier Pathfinder (Provisional)
Reconnaissance	10th Reconnaissance 67th Reconnaissance 69th Reconnaissance

Squadrons

Liaison	14th Liaison 47th Liaison
Night fighter	422d Night Fighter 425th Night Fighter

United States Army Air Forces

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