I Troop Carrier Command

  April 1942 to November 1945

  United States of America

TYPE: USAAF Unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Stout AAF, IN

FORMER NAME: 50^th Transport Wing (and for a very short period Air Transport Command, but unrelated to ATC)

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Commandos operated, group unknown:

• Confirmed:
  • Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando: 44-77687 (809^th AAFBU)
• Probable:
  • Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando: 41-12375

  • Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando: 43-47406

One of the most dramatic innovation in military tactics during World War II was the landing of airborne forces behind enemy lines. While specially trained ground soldiers did the fighting after the landings, it was the responsibility of the USAAF to make the deliveries of men and supplies. To carry out this responsibility was the mission of USAAF troop carrier units, serving under theater or task force commanders in cooperation with ground force elements. The training of these units, which had to be able to perform all phases of airborne operations, was the function of I Troop Carrier Command. As such, I Troop Carrier Command gave specialized training to combat crews for the air assault/air resupply mission tasked to the USAAF.

The following units were components of I TCC:

• 349^th Troop Carrier Group (October 1943 to April 1945, and July 1945 to August 1946)
• 800^th AAF Base Unit, Stout AAF, IN (Administrative Unit, April 1944 to November 1945)
• 801^st AAF Base Unit, Pope Field, NC (HQ, 60th Troop Carrier Wing, April 1944 to October 1945)
• 802^nd AAF Base Unit, Sedalia AAF, MO (HQ, 61st Troop Carrier Wing, April 1944 to October 1945)
• 805^th AAF Base Unit, George Field, IL (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier, April 1944 to May 1945)
• 806^th AAF Base Unit, Baer Field, IN (Processing Out, April 44 to June 1945)
• 807^th AAF Base Unit, Bergstrom AAF, TX (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier, April 1944 to October 1945)
• 808^th AAF Base Unit, Bowman Field, KY (School of Air Evacuation, April 1944 to May 1944)
• 809th AAF Base Unit, Blytheville AAF, AR (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier, Jun 1945 to October 1945)
• 810^th AAF Base Unit, Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier, April 1944 to October 1945)
• 811th AAF Base Unit, Lawson AAF, GA (Parachute Flight Training, April 1944 to March 1945)
• 812^th AAF Base Unit, Pope Field, NC (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier, April 1944 to October 1945)
• 813^th AAF Base Unit, Sedalia AAF, MO (Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier, April 1944 to October 1945)
• 814^th AAF Base Unit, Stout AAF, IN (Glider Testing & Ferrying, Troop Carrier, April 1944 to October 1945)
• 815th AAF Base Unit, Malden AAF, MO (Operational Training Unit, Troop Carrier, June 1944 to Jun 1945)
• 816th AAF Base Unit, Alliance AAF, NE (Transition Training Unit, Troop Carrier, June 1944 to October 1945)
• 817th AAF Base Unit, Kellogg Field, MI (Operational Training Unit, Troop Carrier, April 1944 to June 1945)
• 818th AAF Base Unit, Marfa AAF, TX (Operational Training Unit, Troop Carrier, June 1945 to October 1945)