10th Troop Carrier Group
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The 10th Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the Troop Carrier Command, based at Alliance Army Airfield, Nebraska
. It was inactivated on 14 April 1944.
The 10th Troop Carrier Group was originally designated as the 1st Transport Group but never activated under that designation. It was re-designated as the 10th Transport Group when it consolidated in 1937 with the 10th Observation Group and was activated. It was one of the 15 original combat groups of the United States Army Air Corps
before World War II
. The group transported supplies, materiel, and personnel within the US. Later, trained cadres for troop carrier groups and in 1943 was given the additional duty of training replacement crews. The unit was inactivated in 1944 when the need for training transport personnel was decreased.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. It was last assigned to the Troop Carrier Command, based at Alliance Army Airfield, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. It was inactivated on 14 April 1944.
The 10th Troop Carrier Group was originally designated as the 1st Transport Group but never activated under that designation. It was re-designated as the 10th Transport Group when it consolidated in 1937 with the 10th Observation Group and was activated. It was one of the 15 original combat groups of the United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The group transported supplies, materiel, and personnel within the US. Later, trained cadres for troop carrier groups and in 1943 was given the additional duty of training replacement crews. The unit was inactivated in 1944 when the need for training transport personnel was decreased.
Lineage
- Constituted on the inactive list as 1st Transport Group on 1 October 1933
- Consolidated with the 10th Observation Group (which had been constituted on the inactive list on 1 October 1933)
- Redesignated as: 10th Transport Group, and activated, on 20 May 1937
- Redesignated as: 10th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942.
- Disbanded on: 14 April 1944.
Assignments
- Office of Chief of the Air Corps, 1933
- 50th Transport Wing 4 January 1941
- 52d Troop Carrier Wing, 4 October 1942
- I Troop Carrier CommandI Troop Carrier CommandThe I Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based at Stout Army Air Field, Indiana.Its primary mission was theater troop and logistics transport training...
, 13 February 1943-14 April 1944
Components
- 1st Transport (later Troop Carrier) Squadron1st Airlift SquadronThe 1st Airlift Squadron is part of the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. It conducts transport of various high-level U.S...
: 20 May 1937-2 February 1943 - 2d Transport (later Troop Carrier) Squadron2d Airlift SquadronThe 2nd Airlift Squadron of the United States Air Force is an airlift squadron operating from Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, North Carolina. They operate C-130 Hercules aircraft...
: 20 May 1937-2 February 1943 - 3d Transport Squadron3d Airlift SquadronThe 3d Airlift Squadron is a squadron of the 436th Airlift Wing of the USAF. It is based at Dover Air Force Base near Dover, Delaware.-History:...
: 20 May 1937-10 May 1941 - 4th Transport Squadron4th Airlift SquadronThe 4th Airlift Squadron is part of the 62d Airlift Wing at McChord Air Force Base, Washington. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.-Mission:...
: 20 May 1937-10 May 1941 - 5th Transport (later Troop Carrier) Squadron5th Troop Carrier SquadronThe 5th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tenth Air Force, based at Selfridge Field, Michigan...
: 14 October 1939-14 April 1944 - 27th Troop Carrier Squadron27th Troop Carrier SquadronThe 27th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 443d Troop Carrier Group, based at Liangshan, China...
: 15 June-5 August 1942 - 38th Troop Carrier Squadron38th Troop Carrier SquadronThe 38h Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 10th Troop Carrier Group, based at Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina...
: 19 May 1943-14 April 1944 - 307th Troop Carrier Squadron307th Troop Carrier SquadronThe 307th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 10th Troop Carrier Group, based at Alliance Army Airfield, Nebraska...
: 15 March 1943-14 April 1944 - 308th Troop Carrier Squadron308th Troop Carrier SquadronThe 308th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 10th Troop Carrier Group, based at Alliance Army Airfield, Nebraska...
: 15 March 1943-14 April 1944
Stations
- Patterson Field, OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, 20 May 1937 - Wright Field, OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, 20 June 1938 - Patterson Field, OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, 17 January 1941 - General Billy Mitchell Field, WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, 25 May 1942 - Pope Field, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 4 October 1942
- Dunnellon AAF, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, 13 February 1943 - Lawson AAFLawson Army AirfieldLawson Army Airfield is a military airport located at Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, south of the city of Columbus, Georgia. It is Fort Benning's primary Force Projection Platform.- Facilities :Lawson Army Airfield has one runway:...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, 30 November 1943 - Grenada AAFGrenada Municipal AirportGrenada Municipal Airport is a city-owned public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Grenada, a city in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. The airport serves the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline...
, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, 21 January 1944 - Alliance AAF, NebraskaNebraskaNebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, 8 March-14 April 1944