47th Troop Carrier Squadron

  July 1942 to June 1955

  United States of America

TYPE: USAAF & USAF 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), Trapani Milo Airfield, Sicily, Italy (1943-1944), RAF Folkingham (AAF-484), England (1944-1945), Grevillers-Achiet Airfield (B-54), France (1945), Camp Myles Standish, MA (1945-1946), Berlin Templehof AB, Germany (1946-1947), Tulln AB, Austria (1947), Langley Field, VA (1947), Bergstrom AFB, TX (1947-1948), Fassberg, Germany (1948-1949), Mitchel AFB, NY (1952-1953), Sewart AFB, TN (1953-1955)

FORMER NAME: 47^th Transport Squadron

OTHER NAMES: 47^th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942-1948), 47^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (1948-1949), 47^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Special (1949), 47^th Troop Carrier Squadron (1952-1955)

SUBSEQUENT NAME: 47^th Tactical Airlift Squadron

The 47^th TCS was formed in July 1942 from the redesignation of the 47^th Transport Squadron constituted a month earlier. It belonged to the 313^th Troop Carrier Group during all of its existence, and its history matched that of the group (which see). Aircraft of the 47^th TCS wore designation N3 on the nose.

1945* & 1952* to 1953*

• Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando: 44-77517, 44-77519, 44-77527, 44-77535, 44-77539, 44-77541, 44-77576, 44-77580, 44-77581, 44-77595, 44-77603, 44-77641, 44-77653, 44-77656, 44-77838
• Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando: 44-77996