75th Airlift Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 75th Airlift Squadron (75 AS) is part of the 86th Airlift Wing
at Ramstein Air Base
, Germany
. It operated C-9A Nightingale aircraft providing theater medivac airlfit in Europe
.
. Postwar, the 75th was assigned to the 316th Troop Carrier Group (9th AF) supporting airborne operations at Ft. Bragg and Ft. Benning. It began airlift to Alaska
and throughout the Pacific in 1952. The squadron flew almost exclusively to Southeast Asia
, October 1965-April 1975. It also supported operations in Panama, 20 December 1989 and ongoing military operations in Southwest Asia
since August 1990.
86th Airlift Wing
The 86th Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force wing, currently assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. The 86th AW is stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany-Mission:...
at Ramstein Air Base
Ramstein Air Base
Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe and is also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It operated C-9A Nightingale aircraft providing theater medivac airlfit in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
History
The 75th conducted operational training and air transport of cargo during World War IIWorld 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...
. Postwar, the 75th was assigned to the 316th Troop Carrier Group (9th AF) supporting airborne operations at Ft. Bragg and Ft. Benning. It began airlift to Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
and throughout the Pacific in 1952. The squadron flew almost exclusively to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, October 1965-April 1975. It also supported operations in Panama, 20 December 1989 and ongoing military operations in Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia are terms that describe the westernmost portion of Asia. The terms are partly coterminous with the Middle East, which describes a geographical position in relation to Western Europe rather than its location within Asia...
since August 1990.
Lineage
- Constituted 75th Ferrying Squadron (Special) on 30 Jan 1943
- Activated on 8 Feb 1943
- Redesignated 75th Transport Transition Squadron on 4 Jun 1943
- Disbanded on 31 Mar 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 75th Air Transport Squadron, Medium, on 20 Jun 1952
- Activated on 20 Jul 1952
- Redesignated: 75th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy, on 8 Oct 1953
- Redesignated: 75th Military Airlift Squadron on 8 Jan 1966
- Redesignated: 75th Airlift Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.
Assignments
- 2d Operational Training Unit, Air Transport Command, 8 Feb 1943-31 Mar 1944
- 1701st Air Transport Group, 20 Jul 1952
- 1501st Air Transport Group, 16 May 1953
- 1501st Air Transport Wing1501st Air Transport WingThe 1501st Air Transport Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit, being inactivated on 8 January 1966.The 1501st ATW was a heavy cargo transport wing of the Military Air Transport Service , formed on 1 June 1948...
, 18 Jan 1963 - 60th Military Airlift Wing, 8 Jan 1966
- 60th Military Airlift Group, 6 Mar 1978
- 60th Military Airlift Wing, 15 Feb 1979
- 60th Operations Group60th Operations GroupThe 60th Operations Group is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing. It is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California....
, 1 Nov 1991 - 86th Operations Group86th Operations GroupThe 86th Operations Group is the flying operational component of the 86th Airlift Wing. The group is stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, 1 Oct 1993-Present
Bases stationed
- Homestead Army Airbase, Florida, 8 Feb 1943-31 Mar 1944
- Great Falls AFB, Montana, 20 Jul 1952
- Travis AFB, California, c. 28 Apr 1953-1 Oct 1993
- Ramstein AB, Germany, 1 Oct 1993-Present
Aircraft operated
- C-46 CommandoC-46 CommandoThe Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft originally derived from a commercial high-altitude airliner design. It was instead used as a military transport during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces as well as the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps under the designation R5C...
(1943–1944) - C-54 SkymasterC-54 SkymasterThe Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces and British forces in World War II and the Korean War. Besides transport of cargo, it also carried presidents, British heads of government, and military staff...
(1943–1944, 1952–1953) - AT-6 Harvard IIT-6 TexanThe North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
(1943) - AT-17 BobcatCessna AT-17-References:NotesBibliography* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....
(1943) - B-24 LiberatorB-24 LiberatorThe Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...
(1943–1944) - C-36 ElectraLockheed Model 10 ElectraThe Lockheed Model 10 Electra was a twin-engine, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2...
(1943) - C-49C-47 SkytrainThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
(1943) - C-57 Lodestar (1943)
- C-60 Lodestar II (1943–1944)
- C/UC-78Cessna AT-17-References:NotesBibliography* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....
(1943) - C-87 Liberator ExpressC-87 Liberator Express|-References:NotesBibliography* Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9....
(1943–1944) - C-82 PacketC-82 PacketThe C-82 Packet was a twin-engine, twin-boom cargo aircraft designed and built by Fairchild Aircraft. It was used briefly by the United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy following World War II.-Design and development:...
(ca 1946 - ca 1949) - CG-15 Hadrian (ca 1946 - ca 1949)
- C-97 StratofreighterC-97 StratofreighterThe Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter was a long range heavy military cargo aircraft based on the B-29 bomber. Design work began in 1942, with the prototype's first flight being on 9 November 1944, and the first production aircraft entered service in 1947. Between 1947 and 1958, 888 C-97s in several...
(1953–1960) - C-124 Globemaster IIC-124 Globemaster IIThe Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shakey", was a heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California....
(1960–1965) - C-141 StarlifterC-141 StarlifterThe Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was a military strategic airlifter in service with the Air Mobility Command of the United States Air Force...
(1965–1971) - C-5 GalaxyC-5 GalaxyThe Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many...
(1970–1992) - C-9A Nightingale (1992 – Present )
Operations
- Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
- Operation Just Cause
- Operation Desert Shield
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Operation Iraqi Freedom