49th Air Transport Squadron

49th Air Transport Squadron
250px Emblem of the 49th Air Transport Squadron
Active	1948-1955
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift

The 49th Air Transport Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was as part of the 1502d Air Transport Wing (ATW), Military Air Transport Service, stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

It was inactivated on 1 July 1955.

History

Established in 1948 as a medium transport squadron flying C-54 Skymasters, it transported supplies and personnel in the Pacific from Hawaii to the Philippines and bases in between. It deployed elements of the squadron to Tachikawa Airfield, Japan during 1951-1952, flying combat resupply missions during the Korean War.

After the Korean War, it returned to normal peacetime operations. It was inactivated simultaneously with the host 1500th ATW in July 1955.

Lineage

• Established as the 1265th Air Transport Squadron on 1 Jun 1949

Activated on 30 Jun 1949

Redesignated the 49th Air Transport Squadron on 20 Jul 1952

Inactivated on 1 Jul 1955

Assignments

• 1500th Air Transport Wing, 1 Jun 1949-1 Jul 1955

Stations

• Hickam AFB Hawaii, 1 Jun 1949-1 Jul 1955

Aircraft

• C-54 Skymaster, 1949-1952
• C-97 Stratofreighter, 1952-1955

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989