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48th Troop Carrier Squadron

Operator Identification

  July 1942 to November 1945

  United States of America


TYPE: USAAF unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Daniel Field, GA (1942), Bowman Field, KY (1942), Florence AAF, SC (1942), Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC (1942-1943), Oujda Airfield, French Morocco (1943), Kairouan Airfield, Tunisia (1943), Sciacca Airdrome, Sicily, Italy (1943), Trapani Milo Airfield, Sicily, Italy (1943-1944), RAF Folkingham, England (1944-1945), Grevillers-Achiet Airfield, France (1945), Baer Field, IN (1945)

FORMER NAME: 48th Transport Squadron

SUBSEQUENT NAME: 48th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (when reactivated 1946)

Operator History

The 48th TCS was formed in July 1942 from the redesignation of the 48th Transport Squadron constituted a month earlier. It belonged to the 313th Troop Carrier Group during all of its existence, and its history matched that of the group (which see). Aircraft of the 48th TCS wore designation Z7 on the nose.

Commando Operations

1945

Last edited: 18/04/2024