52nd Troop Carrier Wing | American Air Museum in Britain

Structure

Part of

IX Air Force Service Command

Command
The IX Air Force Service Command performed two functions: supplying the Ninth Air Force, and maintenance and major repair of airplanes and other equipment. ...
IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command

Command

Encompassing

313th Troop Carrier Group

Group
314th Troop Carrier Group

Group
315th Troop Carrier Group

Group
The chief purpose of the 315th Troop Carrier Group when assigned to the Eighth Air Force was to transport troops around the UK in the early part of 1943. Before long though, the Group was used by the Twelfth Air Force and flew from Bilda, Algeria, from...
316th Troop Carrier Group

Group
Constituted as 316th Transport Group on 2 Feb 1942 and activated on 14 Feb. Redesignated 316th Troop Carrier Group in Jul 1942. Trained with C-47 and C-53 aircraft. ...
61st Troop Carrier Group

Group
78th Service Group

Group
82nd Service Group

Group
21st Weather Squadron

Squadron
309th Station Complement Squadron

Squadron
313th Station Complement Squadron

Squadron

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IX Troop Carrier Command Field Order 1

6 June 1944
IX Troop Carrier Command Field Order No 1 was originally issued on 31 May 1944, before being amended on 4 June 1944. It determined the role that 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command would play in the assault phase of Operation Neptune- the Normandy...

Edward Paul

Military | Captain | Pilot | 313th Troop Carrier Group
Edward W Paul was Co-pilot in 42-32877 during Operation Husky and Giant. On D-day he was pilot in 43-30723. He was one of very few that flew all missions from Husky 1 until Varsity.
James Roberts

Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Commanding Officer of 313th TCG | 313th Troop Carrier Group
Lieutenant Colonel James J Roberts was the long-time Commanding Officer of the 313th Troop Carrier Group. He was promoted to take command of the 52nd Troop Carrier Wing in March 1945.
Paul Spencer

Military | Corporal (5th Grade)
BORN BELLE CENTER OHIO,INDUCTED FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA. ...

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Date	Contributor	Update
27 September 2014 18:42:44	AAM	AAM ingest
Sources
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)