51st Troop Carrier Wing

51st Troop Carrier Wing
Active	1942–1948
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Troop Carrier/Logistics
Engagements	World War II

The 51st Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe. It was inactivated on 5 January 1948.

It arrived in England in September 1942 and trained for the invasion of North Africa. Operated with Twelfth AF in North Africa and the Mediterranean area from November 1942 to May 1945. Moved to Germany in September 1945. Assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe. Inactivated in 1948.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 51st Transport Wing on 30 May 1942

Activated on 1 June 1942

Redesignated as 51st Troop Carrier Wing in July 1942

Inactivated on 5 January 1948.

Assignments

• I Troop Carrier Command, 1 June 1942
• VIII Air Support Command, 19 July 1942
• Twelfth Air Force, 15 November 1942
• XII Troop Carrier Command (Provisional), 15 December 1943
• Twelfth Air Force, 17 February 1944 – 8 January 1945
• United States Air Forces in Europe, September 1945-5 January 1948

Stations

• Pope Field, North Carolina, 1 June – 19 July 1942
• RAF Greenham Common (AAF-486), England, September- 1 November 1942
• Maison Blanche Airport, Algiers, Algeria, 23 November 1942
• Oran Es Sénia Airport, Oran, Algeria, 28 March 1943
• Mascara Airfield, Algeria, 13 May 1943
• Goubrine Airfield, Tunisia, 24 June 1943

• Gela Airfield, Sicily, 29 August 1943
• Catania Airport, Sicily, 29 September 1943
• Lido di Roma, Rome, Italy, 29 June 1944
• Malignano Airfield, Siena, Italy, 8 January 1945
• Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, September 1945 – 5 January 1948

Components

• 60th Troop Carrier Group: 1942–1945, 1946–1947
• 61st Troop Carrier Group: 1942, 1946–1947
• 62d Troop Carrier Group: 1942–1945
• 64th Troop Carrier Group: 1942–1945
• 313th Troop Carrier Group: 1946–1947

• 314th Troop Carrier Group: 1945–1946
• 441st Troop Carrier Group: 1945–1946
• 442d Troop Carrier Group: 1945–1946
• 516th Troop Carrier Group: 1945–1946

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.