North African Wing / Division

  June 1943 to July 1944

  United States of America

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TYPE: USAAF unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Casablanca Anfa, French Morocco

FORMER NAME: Africa-Middle East Wing (split)

SUBSEQUENT NAME: North African Division

Air Transport Command's North African Wing resulted from a split of the Africa-Middle East Wing in June 1943. It was responsible for moving aircraft, personnel and cargo to support the 12^th & 15^th Air Force. It operated the following routes:

• Southbound, linking with the South Atlantic Wing: Casablanca to Roberts Field, Liberia via Dakar, French West Africa;
• Eastbound, linking with the Middle East Wing: Casablanca to Cairo, Egypt via the Mediterranean coastal route;
• Algiers, French Algeria to Naples, Italy.

It later added a northbound route from Casablanca to Great Britain.

On 1 July 1944, along with all other ATC wings, the North African Wing was upgraded to North African Division.

 

Left: route map of the North African Wing, ca 1944.

April 1944* to August 1945*

• Curtiss C-46A-1-CK Commando: 43-46958, 43-46960, 43-46961, 43-46963, 43-46964, 43-46965, 43-46966, 43-46967, 43-46968, 43-46972
• Curtiss C-46A-1-CS Commando: 43-46954
• Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando: 43-46987, 43-46988, 43-46989, 43-46990, 43-46991, 43-46992, 43-46993, 43-46994, 43-46995, 43-46999, 43-47000, 43-47001, 43-47002, 43-47003, 43-47004, 43-47005, 43-47006, 43-47007, 43-47022
• Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando: 41-24747
• Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando: 42-60956, 42-60958, 42-60967, 42-60970, 42-60972, 42-60980, 42-60989, 42-60995, 42-60998, 42-60999, 42-61001, 42-61002, 42-61003, 42-61006, 42-61010, 42-61031, 42-61034, 42-61040, 42-61044, 42-61050, 42-61056, 42-61059, 42-61062, 42-61068, 42-61071, 42-61074, 42-61077, 42-61080, 42-61083, 42-61088, 42-107322, 42-107323, 42-107324, 42-107326, 42-107327, 42-107329, 42-107334, 42-107338, 42-107340, 42-107341, 42-107342, 42-107343, 42-107344, 42-107345, 42-107347, 42-107349, 42-107352, 42-107353, 42-107354, 42-107355, 42-107356, 42-107357, 42-107358, 42-107359, 42-107361, 42-107362, 42-107363, 42-107364, 42-107365, 42-107366, 42-107367, 42-107369, 42-107370, 42-107371, 42-107372, 42-107373
• Curtiss C-46A-41-CU Commando: 42-60964, 42-60969, 42-60978, 42-60981, 42-60987, 42-60996, 42-61007, 42-61008, 42-61011, 42-61012, 42-61016, 42-61021, 42-61022, 42-61025, 42-61027, 42-61033, 42-61035, 42-61036, 42-61037, 42-61042, 42-61043, 42-61045, 42-61048, 42-61049, 42-61051 , 42-61052, 42-61054, 42-61055, 42-61057, 42-61060, 42-61061, 42-61063, 42-61069, 42-61070, 42-61075, 42-61076, 42-61078, 42-61082, 42-61086, 42-61087, 42-61090, 42-61091, 42-107280, 42-107285, 42-107286, 42-107289, 42-107292, 42-107295, 42-107296, 42-107297, 42-107298, 42-107301, 42-107302, 42-107309, 42-107310, 42-107315
• Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: 42-107375, 42-107376, 42-107377, 42-107378, 42-107380, 42-107384, 42-107386, 42-96530, 42-96532, 42-96538, 42-96544, 42-96546, 42-96567, 42-96568, 42-96576, 42-96582, 42-96583, 42-96584, 42-96586, 42-96587, 42-96588, 42-96589, 42-96590, 42-96593, 42-96595, 42-96596, 42-96599, 42-96600, 42-96602, 42-96606, 42-96609, 42-96610, 42-96611, 42-96612, 42-96613, 42-96614, 42-96615, 42-96616, 42-96617, 42-96618, 42-96620, 42-96621, 42-96622, 42-96624, 42-96625, 42-96626, 42-96627, 42-96628, 42-96630, 42-96631, 42-96633, 42-96638, 42-96645, 42-96646, 42-96647, 42-96648, 42-96649, 42-96651, 42-96652, 42-96653, 42-96654, 42-96656, 42-96657, 42-96669, 42-96672, 42-96675, 42-96678, 42-96679, 42-96734, 42-96758, 42-96760, 42-96764, 42-96792, 42-96802
• Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando: 42-96821, 42-96827, 42-101045, 42-101064, 42-101073, 42-101096, 42-101103, 42-101106, 42-101108, 42-101111, 42-101112, 42-101113, 42-101115, 42-101130, 42-101131, 42-101151
• Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando: 43-47036 (probable), 43-47039, 43-47117, 43-47118
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando: 43-47223 (probable), 43-47226 (probable), 43-47227 (probable)