346th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium

  May 1949 to January 1953

  United States of America

TYPE: USAF unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Memphis Municipal, TN

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: 345^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Assault, Rotary Wing (when reactivated 1954)

The 346^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium was constituted on 10 May 1949 as part of the Korean War buildup. It was activated in the reserve in Memphis, TN as part of the 516^th Troop Carrier Group, which absorbed most of the reservists from the inactivating 95^th Bombardment Group. There, it trained under the supervision of the 2584^th Air Force Reserve Training Center until April 1951. The 346^th was called to active duty that same month and, along with other reserve troop carrier organizations, it was mobilized by the Tactical Air Command during the Korean War, forming the new Eighteenth Air Force. It participated in tactical exercises and worldwide airlift. The exercises included a cold weather exercise (Snowfall) and a desert exercise (Longhorn). It converted from the Commando to the Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in 1952. The 345^th was inactivated and replaced in its role by the 773^rd Troop Carrier Squadron in January 1953.

1949 to 1952

• Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando: 44-77442
• Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando: 44-78052