The Airlift Squadron 158 (158 US) is a unit of 165 Airlift Wing (165 AW) from the Georgian Air Force located at Savannah National Air Force National Base, Georgia. The 158 is equipped with Hercules C-130H and is operationally acquired by the Air Mobility Command (AMC).
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Overview
Airlift Squadron 158 Hycules C-130H3 flies, which performs a tactical portion of air transport missions. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is a major transport for troops and equipment that falls into the air into enemy areas.
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History
World War II
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Enabled at the end of 1942. Trained under the First Air Force in the northeastern United States with P-40 Warhawks, also performs Air Defense as part of Norfolk and Philadelphia Fighter Wings. Applied to the European Operations Theater, June 1943, equipped with P-47 Thunderbolt in England. Assigned as a heavy bomber squadron under Command VIII Fighter. Re-equipped with the Remote P-51D Mustang, July 1944, Thunderbolt will be transferred to the IX Fighter Command as tactical bombers supporting ground troops in France. Carry out bomber escort missions until the end of the war in Europe, April 1945.
The squadron was demobilized in Britain during the summer of 1945, disabled in the United States as a paper unit, October 1945. Became part of the postwar Georgia National Guard of May 1946.
Georgia National Air Force Guard
The Combus Squadron 351 used in wartime was reactivated and reinstated as Fighter Squadron 158 , and was given to the Georgia Air National Guard, May 24, 1946. He was organized at Chatham Field (Chatham Army). Air Field) (also known as Travis Field), Savannah, Georgia, and extended federal recognition on August 20, 1946 by the National Guard Bureau. The Combatron Squadron 158 is entitled to the history, honor, and color of the Combat Squadron 351.
The squadron is equipped with F-47N Thunderbolts and temporarily assigned to the 54th Fighter Wing on August 20, then permanently to the Fighter Group 116 on September 9, 1946. The 116th Fighter Group consists of the Combat Squadron 158 and 128 at the Marietta Army Field , near Atlanta. In March 1949, the 158th moved to Hunter AFB, near Savannah. As part of the Fourteenth Air Continental Continental Air Force, this unit is trained for tactical combat missions and air-to-air combat.
Fighting in Korean War
The Combat Squadron 158 and its parent, the 116th Fighter Group, were united on October 10, 1950 because of the Korean War. In November the units were initially assigned to the Tactical Air Command (TAC) and moved to George AFB, California where they joined the 159th (Jet Propelled) Combatry Squadron of Florida ANG and the 196th Combatron Squadron (Jet Propelled) from California ANG. On 11 November 11, 116 changed his status to Fighter-Bomber wing 116. In George three combat squadrons equipped with F-80C Shooting Stars and started operational training.
After losing many of their F-80 pilots to assigned to the Far East Air Force as a substitute, all three squadrons were forced to transfer the pilots among themselves to maintain a quality pilot balance, and they were no longer the individual squadron of Georgia, Florida. and California. In April 1951, the Fighter Bomber Wing (FBW) 116 began accepting the brand new F-84E Thunderjets directly from the Republic. On May 14, the 116th FBW received a Warning Order for upcoming transfers, and they were expected to be transferred to Europe. With the June 25 Readiness Date, FBW 116 is ready to move, and on July 1 they have sent seventy-five F-84Es to the New York POE to ship to France. However, on July 3, 1951 they received an order to transfer them to Japan. Fifty-four F-84Es must be obtained from Bergstrom AFB, Texas and Langley AFB, Virginia as a partial substitute for the Thunderjets.
The 116th FBG with FBS 158th and 159 departed from San Diego on aircraft carrier transport USS Windham Bay on July 12, white FBS 196 has been preceded them by two days at USS Sitkoh Bay. The USAF, having learned from previous expensive experiences with F-84 open air transport on the aircraft carrier deck, greatly protects their F-84s this time with cosmolins and tarps. Wing is released at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan between 24-27 July, with their aircraft transported to Kisarazu, Japan for cleaning and preparing for flight. Regardless of the care taken, thirty-three F-84s suffered some degree of salt damage.
Two squadrons, FBS 158th and 159th were then sent to Misawa Airbase, Japan while the 196 was established at Chitose Air Base, Japan. Their initial role is to serve as an enlargement of Japanese air defenses, and their operational training begins on August 6th. The 116th FBW remained on garrison duty in Japan to the fall of 1951. During this period they concentrated on providing air support ashore for training the Army units in Japan as well as assisting in providing northern air defense of northern Japan as a supplement to other air defense units.
On 30 November 1951 FBS 159 was alerted to a combat role, and on December 2 they sent sixteen F-84Es to Taegu AB (K-2), South Korea. FBS 159 flew their first combat mission from twelve Thunderjets to the train targets at Wonsan in North-South-southeast southeast that morning. Three F-84 suffered flak damage. They came back later that afternoon. The next day they returned to Wonsan two flies two more attacks. The mission was then airlifted on December 4 and 5, and then on December 6 they sent twelve F-84s to Sinanju and Sunchon, also in North Korea on a rail cut mission, and then back to Misawa AB.
On December 12, FBW 1116 pilots flew eighty-eight effective combat guerrillas. On December 25th, 15th, FBS 158 attacked a train when they were jumped by a North Korean MiG-15 that struck from 20,000 ft in pair of F-84s Six Oclock High position. Captain Paul Mitchel, flying as "Able 3" saw two MiGs behind two F-84s, so he came up behind them and closed up to 100 feet, shooting at the wing leader MiG. The MiG pilot rescues, and his leader slows down to see what happens, so Mitchel fires at him, too, scoring a few hits. Mitchel is credited with 1-0-1, earning the last officially credited F-84 MiG during the Korean War, and his only "kill" for the 116th FBW. The following day, December 16, FBS 158 lost their only plane to be linked to enemy action during the conflict. Catching a bullock cart to the south of Pyongyang Captain David Mather, "George 3," was hit by an antiaircraft fire and his F-84 was on fire. The winger tells him to bailout, and Mather's canopy is seen coming, but the F-84 falls before he can get out. On December 18th, FBS 158 returned to Japan.
The 196th FBS, started for Taegu AB (K-2) on December 26 for their turn, but did not get there until December 28, due to weather problems. The 196th FBS flew the mission from K-2 to 3 January 1952, mostly close air support, with 70% accuracy, and returned to Japan on January 4, 1952. FBG 116 returned to war on 26 May 1952. The first mission was with sixteen F -84Es flying from Misawa to Chitose AB for a pilot briefing, and then after arming with a 500 pound General Purpose bomb, they set out to attack Sariwon, in southwestern North Korea. The F-84 aircraft was fueled on the way by the Tanker Superfortress KB-29 near Taegu, South Korea after they returned from the target, which gave every aircraft unable to refuel air at alternative landing sites. After refueling, the mission landed at Johnson Air Base, Japan, and continued the air defense mission.
On June 10, 1952, the 116th FBW was released from assignment to TAC and diverted to Far East Air Force without personnel. The Guards were returned to the United States, jet and Wing equipment were then re-designated as Fighter-Bomber Wing 474 and assigned to the Fifth Air Force.
Air Defense Command
The 116th Fighter-Bomber Wing status is returned to the Group appointment, and the unit is returned to the Georgia Air National Guard. At the moment the Group is restructured to include 128 in Dobbins AFB and the Combat Squadron 158 is returned to Chatham AFB. Initially after they returned to the State Controls the two squadrons were equipped with the Mustang F-51H remotely and given air defense missions. The 116th was assigned to the Air Defense Command (ADC), which was assigned to the 35th Air Division with air defense missions from the Southeastern United States.
Beginning in July 1953 to 158 began conversion to the F-84D Thunderjet, but most were not accepted until mid-summer. On 1 July 1955 the 158 was redefined as the Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 158 and changed the F-84F Thunderstreak which was swept in March 1957.
On July 10, 1958, the 165th Fighter Interceptor Group was activated in Savannah with FIS 158 assigned as their flying unit. FIS 158 then switched to the F-86L Saber Interceptor in 1958, a day/night/all-weather aircraft designed to be integrated into the ADC SAGE interceptor direction and control system. In 1958, the 116 adopted the ADC Runway Flow Program, where interceptors from the 128th Combatron-Combatron Combatron committed to a five-minute grounding memorial.
Airlift Mission
The reorganization came in 1962 when the unit switched from a fighter mission to an air freight mission. The Combat Squadron 158 became the 158th Air Transport Squadron on July 1, 1962 assigned to the 165th Air Group. They traded on the Saber interceptor for 4-engine C-97 Stratofreighter transports. With air transport recognized as an essential warfare, the squadron is again designated as the 128th Air Transport Squadron (Weight). The 116th ATG is assigned to the MATS East Air Force Air Force (EASTAF), and its squadron fly long-distance transport mission in support of Air Force requirements, often sending planes to the Caribbean, Greenland Europe and the Middle East in support of Air Force Requirements.
In 1966, MATS became the Military Fighting Command (MAC) and EASTAF became the Air Force of Twenty One MAC. The 116th ATG was upgraded to the C-124 Globemaster II strategic heavy aircraft in 1967. Due to requirements generated by the Vietnam War, the mission was flown across the Pacific to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, South Vietnam, Okinawa and Thailand.
On August 8, 1975, the first of the C-130E aircraft, appropriately named "Hercules", came to the City of Savannah at the international airport to replace the older C-124. While the C-124 is retiring from Air Force inventory, the C-130 arrives at the Tactical Airlift Group 165.
The 158 received seven new C-130H Hercules aircraft directly from the Lockheed Factory produced for the unit during September and October 1981. On April 15, 1992, the unit redesigned the Airlift Group to 165. On October 1, 1995, the unit received an appointment currently, 165 Airlift Wing.
Lineage
- Named Fighter Squadron 351 on September 29, 1942
- Enabled on October 1, 1942
- Off On October 18, 1945.
- Redesigned Fighter Squadron 158 , and allocated to Georgia ANG, May 24, 1946
- Federal recognition extended on August 20, 1946
- Tried and placed on active duty, October 10, 1950
- Released from active duty and returned to Georgian state control, 10 July 1952
- Reassigned: Fighter-Interceptor Squad 158 on July 10, 1952
- Reassigned: Burma-Hunter Squadron 158 on December 1, 1952
- Reassigned: The Combat Squadron-Crime 158 on July 1, 1955
- Reassigned: Air Transport Squadron 158 as of July 1, 1962
- Reassigned: Military Transport Squadron 158 on January 8, 1966
- Reassigned: 158th Tactical Air Transportation Squadron on August 8, 1975
- Reassigned: Airlift Squadron 158 â € <â € < on March 16, 1992
Task
- 353d Fighter Group, October 1, 1942 - October 18, 1945
- 54th Fighter Wing, August 20, 1946
- Fighting Group 116, 9 Sep 1946
- The Fighter-Bomber Wing 116, Oct 10, 1950
- The Bear's Combat Wing, Nov 1950
- 116th Fighter-Interceptor Group, 10 Jul 1952
- Fighter Bomber Group 116, 1 Dec 1952
- 165th Fighter-Interceptor Group, July 10, 1958
- Air Transportation Group to 165, July 1, 1962
- The 165th Millift Airline Group, January 8, 1966
- The 165th Airlift Tactical Group, August 8, 1975
- 16th Airlift Group, March 16, 1992
- 165th Operation Group, October 1, 1995
Station
Planes
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force History Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
External links
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