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317th Operations Group

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The group exchanged its new C-47's for a variety of aircraft in New Guinea and began operating from Australia, where group headquarters were located. Many of these aircraft carried Australian civil registrations. It flew troops and equipment to New Guinea, established courier and passenger routes in
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40th Transport Squadron (later 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, 40th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 40th Airlift Squadron): 22 February 1942 โ€“ 14 September 1949, 14 July 1952 โ€“ 12 March 1957, 15 September 1978 โ€“ 1 April 1980 (attached to 313 Tactical Airlift Group, 29 November 1978 โ€“ 16 February 1979), 1
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41st Transport Squadron (later 41st Troop Carrier Squadron, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 41st Airlift Squadron): 22 February 1942 โ€“ 14 September 1949, 14 July 1952 โ€“ 12 March 1957, 15 September 1978 โ€“ 1 April 1980 (attached to 313 Tactical Airlift Group, 5 December 1979 โ€“ 12 February 1980), 1
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a day during the airlift carrying various cargo, but mostly coal. After the end of the Airlift the Air Force directed that all units operating from the British Zone of Occupation be withdrawn and returned to the United States and the group became non-operational in August. However, President
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had two troop carrier groups in Germany, they were both equipped with the C-47 in the summer of 1948. These aircraft were aging, had a limited capacity, presented serious supply problems associated with the parts needed to keep them flying and their payload was limited.
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on 28 August. Colonel John Lackey, commanding officer of the 317th, was the first American pilot to land in Japan. His plane, and the next two to land were equipped with special communications gear in order to establish an initial command and control network for the
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39th Transport Squadron (later 39th Troop Carrier Squadron, 39th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 39th Airlift Squadron): 22 February 1942 โ€“ 14 September 1949, 14 July 1952 โ€“ 12 March 1957, 15 September 1978 โ€“ 1 April 1980 (attached to
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reduced 1949 defense budget also required reductions in the number of groups in the Air Force to 48, and the group was inactivated in September and its planes redistributed to other units or returned to the United States.
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for troop carrier and airlift service, participating in numerous exercises and humanitarian missions. The group became non-operational in 1955 and its squadrons were attached to wing headquarters. It was inactivated at
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The group again equipped with C-47's and left Australia for New Guinea in September 1943. It took part in the first airborne operation in the Southwest Pacific on 5 September, dropping paratroops at
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in July 1942 and grew to its full wartime strength of over 1200 as it prepared to deploy. Originally scheduled for European operations, its orders were changed to prepare to move to the
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until the end of the Airlift in 1949. It was inactivated in September 1949 as part of the Air Force's reduction of the number of combat groups required by
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The 317th Became a theater airlift organization, trading in its "Heavy" designation for "Medium" in July 1952 when it was activated at
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and began to open them for use by American units participating in the airlift. In December, the group moved to one of these fields,
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on 23 June 1945 to split Japanese forces in the Cagayen Valley and prevent them from retreating to the hills in northern Luzon.
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The other four theater airlift groups in the theater each contributed one aircraft each to the formation. Smith, p. 8.
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The group left Japan for Germany in September 1948, completing the transfer in nine days. Shortly after its arrival at
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5 June โ€“ 14 August 1979), 1 January 1992 โ€“ 1 June 1992 (attached to 313th Tactical Airlift Group after 3 April 1992)
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The final activation of the group began as the Objective Wing organization was implemented in January 1992. As the
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flew them to the Pacific coast to practice long range navigation, while the ground echelon proceeded by train to
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The 317th moved to the Philippines in November 1944. There the group transported supplies to ground forces on
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it once again assumed responsibility for the 317th Wing's flying operations. The group was activated during
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in 1947, adding "Heavy" to its name in the spring of 1948. In August 1948, with the implementation of the
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fighter base with limited facilities, the group was attached to the 7489th Air Force Wing. However, the
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Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982
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The group flew two unusual missions on 12 and 15 April 1945 when this troop carrier organization bombed
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317th Tactical Airlift Wing, 15 September 1978 โ€“ 1 April 1980 (not operational until 30 September 1978)
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1949 defense budget. The group returned to Germany in June 1952 as a theater airlift unit flying
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was eighteen enlisted men and one captain. In mid-June, the group added a fourth squadron, the
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The group deployed to New Guinea for operations for a short time early in 1943. It received a
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The Soviet blockade of Berlin created a demand for all the large transport aircraft in the
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46th Transport Squadron (later 46th Troop Carrier Squadron): 15 June 1942 โ€“ 18 August 1948
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317th Troop Carrier Wing, 14 July 1952 โ€“ 12 March 1957 (not operational after 8 May 1955)
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was cancelled when a storm destroyed the gliders that were to be used for training.
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Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)
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and once again became responsible for the 317th Wing's operational squadrons at
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departed on the first leg of their ferry flight to Australia on 5 January 1943.
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After the end of the Pacific War, the 317th remained in the theater as part of
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in Australia in December 1942 from squadrons already in the theater. Maurer,
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on 30 January and 1 February 1943 to transport reinforcements and supplies to
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The 317th was the first Allied unit to touch down on Japanese soil after the
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in September 1978, although one squadron was typically deployed with the
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The 317th arrived in Australia in January 1943, where it was assigned to
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618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)
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Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, 15 September 1978 โ€“ 1 April 1980
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Tachikawa Airfield, Japan, c. 15 January 1946 โ€“ c. 21 September 1948
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Lineage from 1957 through 1980 in Kane, Factsheet 317 Airlift Group
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from 1992 to 1993. Forces deployed from the group participated in
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Military units and formations of the United States in the Cold War
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Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, 1 January 1992 โ€“ 16 July 1993
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Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947โ€“1977
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Celle RAF Station, Germany, 15 December 1948 โ€“ 14 September 1949
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317th Operations Support Squadron: 1 January 1992 โ€“ 16 July 1993
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Neubiberg Air Base, West Germany, 21 March 1953 โ€“ 12 March 1957
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Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, North Carolina, 3 โ€“ 12 December 1942
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to its C-47s, then replaced the C-47s with larger four-engine
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to US shipping. Because of the small size of the Corregidor
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Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems
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3rd Air Cargo Control Squadron, 5 January โ€“ 20 May 1946
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had made improvements to several of their bases in the
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for making numerous flights in unarmed planes over the
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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in 1955 and the group was inactivated in March 1957.
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United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978
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units at Pope were combined into a single wing, the
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In September 1948, the group (now equipped with the
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C-54 landing at Tempelhof during the Berlin Airlift
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Its squadrons were attached to its parent 8: 2102:To Save a City: The Berlin Airlift 1948-1949 1784:Lineage and stations until 1956 in Maurer, 1067:Papua New Guinea 317th Troop Carrier Group 5573: 5361: 5282: 5236: 5198: 5184: 5176: 4910: 4896: 4888: 4637: 4517: 4503: 4495: 3863: 3681: 3483: 3469: 3461: 3448: 3292: 3108: 3094: 3086: 2507: 2358: 2344: 2336: 2204:Among Heroes: Tales of the Jungle Skippers 1834:"Factsheet 38 Aerial Port Squadron (AFRC)" 1318:United States Army Air Forces in Australia 48:1942โ€“1949; 1952โ€“1957; 1978โ€“1980; 1992โ€“1993 2271:"Jungle Skippers โ€“ Trail Blazers History" 1813:395โ€“396. (Assignment to 52d Wing in 1942) 1605: 1603: 1575: 1573: 1571: 1569: 1313:List of Lockheed C-130 Hercules operators 1969:. Moorooka, Australia: Boolarong Press. 1525: 1523: 1521: 1519: 1130: 1034: 1761:"Pope Airlift Units on Inactive Status" 1383: 1334: 1308:List of Douglas C-47 Skytrain operators 2554:Operational Test and Evaluation Center 2418:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 2321:"The 11th Airborne Campaign on Aparri" 2006:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 1836:. Air Force Historical Research Agency 1085:Philippines 317th Troop Carrier Group 483:503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team 17: 4612:Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service 2239:(Material appears to be from Maurer, 2158:. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications. 1911:"Factsheet 41 Airlift Squadron (AMC)" 1884:"Factsheet 40 Airlift Squadron (AMC)" 1857:"Factsheet 39 Airlift Squadron (AMC)" 877:Duncan Field, Texas, 22 February 1942 516:Army of Occupation and Berlin Airlift 426:C-47s dropping paratroopers at Nadzab 353:The air echelon of the group flew to 142:Philippine Presidential Unit Citation 7: 2182:. Dyess AFB, TX: 317th Airlift Group 1957:Air Force Historical Research Agency 913:, Netherlands East Indies, June 1944 880:Bowman Field, Kentucky, 19 June 1942 1855:Kane, Robert B. (20 January 2015). 1677:"Factsheet 317 Airlift Group (AMC)" 1621:"First Allied Troops Land in Japan" 1287:3 September 1945 โ€“ 2 September 1949 1212:15 December 1943 โ€“ 27 November 1944 1194:23 February 1943 โ€“ 21 November 1944 299:, Texas on 22 February 1942 as the 3055:Air & Space Forces Association 2472:Senate Committee on Armed Services 1882:Kane, Robert B. (7 January 2011). 1832:Lahue, Melissa (9 February 2023). 1759:Cunningham, Henry (17 July 1993). 1341:Fifth Air Force had organized the 1176:24 January 1943 โ€“ 31 December 1944 1158:23 January 1943 โ€“ 2 September 1945 901:, New Guinea, c. 30 September 1943 238:) moved to Germany to augment the 14: 3667:Air Defense, Tactical Air Command 1909:Robertson, Patsy (2 April 2014). 1082:16 February 1945-17 February 1945 992:Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943 989:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943 556:, Japan were assigned to the new 506:511th Parachute Infantry Regiment 504:drums. The group dropped part of 5636:36th Photographic Reconnaissance 5269: 5206: 5160:435th Air Ground Operations Wing 4956: 4951: 4926: 4918: 4566: 4525: 3542: 3491: 3144: 3116: 3069: 3068: 2967:Division of Military Aeronautics 2492: 2391:Under Secretary of the Air Force 2289:. 503d Parachute RCT Association 2273:. 39th Troop Carrier Association 2224:World War II Army Troop Carriers 2176:317th Airlift Group 1942-Present 1951: This article incorporates 1946: 1502:"Fact Sheet 317th Airlift Group" 1274: 1256: 1238: 1230:17 April 1944 โ€“ 2 September 1945 1220: 1202: 1184: 1166: 1148: 1110: 1098:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1090: 1072: 1052: 986:Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1942โ€“1948 819:Fifth Air Force, 15 January 1946 737:Inactivated on 14 September 1949 159: 75: 57: 33: 5631:8th Photographic Reconnaissance 2131:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 1675:Kane, Robert B. (27 May 2015). 1282:World War II Army of Occupation 1064:30 January 1943-1 February 1943 933:, Philippines, c. 17 March 1945 923:, Philippines, 17 November 1944 577:United States Air Forces Europe 372:on 31 December 1942, while the 365:, California, embarking on the 203:in February 1942, becoming the 5252:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific 2878:Reserve Officer Training Corps 2835:Judge Advocate General's Corps 2477:Senate Subcommittee on Airland 2455:House Armed Services Committee 1984:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1988). 1504:. 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs 1367:So in Cutler, p. 39. Maurer, 1266:15 December 1944 โ€“ 4 July 1945 804:(later 52d Troop Carrier Wing) 767:Activated on 15 September 1978 645:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars 315:assigned. The group's initial 252:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars 242:forces and flew missions from 153:317th Operations Group emblem 112:Jungle Skippers (World War II) 1: 5688:United States Army Air Forces 5303:5th Interceptor (Provisional) 3026:Women Airforce Service Pilots 2059:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) . 2003:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) . 1248:17 October 1944 โ€“ 1 July 1945 1105:317th Tactical Airlift Group 1017:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 899:Port Moresby Airfield Complex 796:Air Transport Command (later 716:Activated on 22 February 1942 287:Training in the United States 265:from 1978 to 1980 and as the 213:Pacific Theater of Operations 5155:406th Air Expeditionary Wing 4117:but with a military presence 1122:17 November 1944-4 July 1945 895:, Australia, 23 January 1943 850:313th Tactical Airlift Group 761:317th Tactical Airlift Group 754:Inactivated on 12 March 1957 665:313th Tactical Airlift Group 657:317th Tactical Airlift Group 263:317th Tactical Airlift Group 184:, North Carolina as part of 3275:43d Air Mobility Operations 3136:Eighteenth (Transportation) 2381:Department of the Air Force 2302:Rickard, J. (19 May 2015). 2206:. Raleigh, NC: LuLu Press. 1079:Distinguished Unit Citation 1060:Distinguished Unit Citation 860:January 1992 โ€“ 16 July 1993 856:January 1992 โ€“ 16 July 1993 786:Inactivated on 16 July 1993 783:Activated on 1 January 1992 770:Inactivated on 1 April 1980 655:The group was redesignated 405:Distinguished Unit Citation 394:Consolidated B-24 Liberator 390:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 225:Distinguished Unit Citation 199:was first activated as the 155:(Approved 22 December 1942) 139:Distinguished Unit Citation 5818: 2386:Secretary of the Air Force 1963:Cutler, Robert S. (2003). 1290:317th Troop Carrier Group 1269:317th Troop Carrier Group 1251:317th Troop Carrier Group 1233:317th Troop Carrier Group 1215:317th Troop Carrier Group 1197:317th Troop Carrier Group 1179:317th Troop Carrier Group 1161:317th Troop Carrier Group 1125:317th Troop Carrier Group 911:Hollandia Airfield Complex 886:, Georgia, 11 October 1942 624: 597:British Zone of Occupation 342:. Its final training with 5683: 5267: 5225: 5165:501st Combat Support Wing 4949: 4564: 3540: 3458: 3453:Links to related articles 3168:USAF Expeditionary Center 3142: 3063: 2728: 2490: 2202:Brinson, Phillip (2012). 2099:Miller, Roger G. (1999). 1343:374th Troop Carrier Group 751:Activated on 14 July 1952 744:317th Troop Carrier Group 732:317th Troop Carrier Group 723:317th Troop Carrier Group 635:317th C-119 Flying Boxcar 348:Laurinburg-Maxton Airport 340:Southwest Pacific Theater 336:317th Troop Carrier Group 205:317th Troop Carrier Group 129:Southwest Pacific Theater 32: 5150:100th Air Refueling Wing 4621:Air Photographic Service 4531:Military Airlift Command 2888:Airman Leadership School 2690:Thirteenth Expeditionary 2528:Field Operating Agencies 2173:Smith, Brian P. 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Index



United States
United States Air Force
Airlift
Air Mobility Command
Southwest Pacific Theater
Distinguished Unit Citation
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

United States Air Force
Pope Air Force Base
Air Mobility Command
23d Wing
group
airlift
Pacific Theater of Operations
Battle of Wau
Operation Topside
Distinguished Unit Citation
occupation
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Berlin Airlift
Celle RAF Station
President Truman's
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars
317th Troop Carrier Wing
Operation Desert Storm
group
Duncan Field

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