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* 1501st Air Transport Group
* 1501st Air Transport Group
: 1266th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 21st ATS), 1 Oct 1948-29 Jun 1949
: 1266th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 21st ATS), 1 Oct 1948-29 Jun 1949
:: Reassigned to 1500 ATW, Hickam AFB, 30 Jun 1949
: 1267th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 22d ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949
: 1267th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 22d ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949
: 1268th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 23d ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949
: , Oct 1949
: 1269th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 24th ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949
: Air Transport Squadron (formerly ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949
:: Reassigned to 1500 ATW, Hickam AFB, 20 Oct 1949
:: 1269th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 24th ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949 (Deployed to Germany for Berlin Airlift)
: Reassigned to 1500 ATW, Hickam AFB, 20 Oct 1949

Reduced to one squadron in 1949 when Fairfield-Susan became a SAC base and primary base mission changed to long-range reconnaissance and strategic bombing; most squadrons transferred to Hickam AFB, Hawaii Territory.


: 5th Transport Squadron, 9 Nov 1949-8 Apr 1959
: 1733d Air Transport Squadron, 16 Dec 1948-8 Nov 1956
: 1733d Air Transport Squadron, 16 Dec 1948-8 Nov 1956

MATS re-established a large presence at Travis AFB after the Korean War in 1953. 22d Air Force arrived
from Kelly AFB, TX, 25 June 1958 and the base's primary mission reverted to global airlift activities when MATS resumed jurisdiction. 1501 ATW was also reassigned to the [[Western Transport Air Force]] on 1 July 1958.


: 75th Air Transport Squadron, 16 May 1953-8 Jan 1966
: 75th Air Transport Squadron, 16 May 1953-8 Jan 1966
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: 13th Aeromedical Transport Squadron, 8 Nov 1956-8 Jan 1966
: 13th Aeromedical Transport Squadron, 8 Nov 1956-8 Jan 1966


The 1501st ATW was reassigned to the [[Western Transport Air Force]] on 1 July 1958. It was inactivated on 8 January 1966 as part of the inactivation of MATS, its aircraft, personnel and equipment being assigned to the [[Military Airlift Command]] [[60th Military Airlift Wing]].
The 1501st ATW was inactivated on 8 January 1966 as part of the inactivation of MATS, its aircraft, personnel and equipment being assigned to the [[Military Airlift Command]] [[60th Military Airlift Wing]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:09, 13 September 2010

1501st Air Transport Wing
Emblem of the 1501st Air Transport Wing
Active1948-1966
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeAir Transport
Part ofMilitary Air Transport Service
Garrison/HQTravis AFB, California

The 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 (MATS), formed on 1 June 1948. The unit was originally designated as the 530th Air Transport Wing and assigned to the MATS Pacific Division, being stationed at Fairfield/Susun Air Force Base, California.

The unit was organized from a consolidation of the Air Transport Command (ATC) Eastern Pacific Wing and Naval Air Transport Squadrons. Its first commander was Brigadier General Harold Q. Huglin. Initial wing components were:

  • 530th Air Transport Group
21st Air Transport Squadron, 1 Jun-1 Oct 1948
22d Air Transport Squadron, 1 Jun-1 Oct 1948
23d Air Transport Squadron, 1 Jun-1 Oct 1948 (Deployed to Germany for Berlin Airlift)
24th Air Transport Squadron, 1 Jun-1 Oct 1948 (Deployed to Germany for Berlin Airlift)

The wing participated in "Operation Vittles", the Berlin Airlift.

Redesignated 1501st Air Transport Wing on 1 October 1948. Component units redesignated as follows:

  • 1501st Air Transport Group
1266th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 21st ATS), 1 Oct 1948-29 Jun 1949
Reassigned to 1500 ATW, Hickam AFB, 30 Jun 1949
1267th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 22d ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949
Reassigned to 1500 ATW, Hickam AFB, 20 Oct 1949
1268th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 23d ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949 (Deployed to Germany for Berlin Airlift)
Reassigned to 1500 ATW, Hickam AFB, 20 Oct 1949
1269th Air Transport Squadron (formerly 24th ATS), 1 Oct 1948-23 Apr 1949 (Deployed to Germany for Berlin Airlift)
Reassigned to 1500 ATW, Hickam AFB, 20 Oct 1949

Reduced to one squadron in 1949 when Fairfield-Susan became a SAC base and primary base mission changed to long-range reconnaissance and strategic bombing; most squadrons transferred to Hickam AFB, Hawaii Territory.

1733d Air Transport Squadron, 16 Dec 1948-8 Nov 1956

MATS re-established a large presence at Travis AFB after the Korean War in 1953. 22d Air Force arrived from Kelly AFB, TX, 25 June 1958 and the base's primary mission reverted to global airlift activities when MATS resumed jurisdiction. 1501 ATW was also reassigned to the Western Transport Air Force on 1 July 1958.

75th Air Transport Squadron, 16 May 1953-8 Jan 1966
55th Air Transport Squadron, 20 Oct 1953-8 Mar 1960
77th Air Transport Squadron, 20 Nov 1953-1 Jul 1955
84th Air Transport Squadron, 20 Nov 1953-8 Jan 1966
85th Air Transport Squadron, 20 Nov 1953-8 Jan 1966
47th Air Transport Squadron, 20 Jun 1957-8 Mar 1960
44th Air Transport Squadron, 1 Nov 1961-8 Jan 1966
86th Air Transport Squadron, 8 Jan 1963-8 Jan 1966
13th Aeromedical Transport Squadron, 8 Nov 1956-8 Jan 1966

The 1501st ATW was inactivated on 8 January 1966 as part of the inactivation of MATS, its aircraft, personnel and equipment being assigned to the Military Airlift Command 60th Military Airlift Wing.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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