Lineage 97th Airlift Squadron

1 lineage

1.1 assignments
1.2 stations
1.3 aircraft

lineage

constituted 97th troop carrier squadron on 25 may 1943


activated on 1 july 1943
inactivated on 18 october 1945


activated in reserve on 15 september 1947


redesignated 97th troop carrier squadron, medium on 27 june 1949
ordered active duty on 1 may 1951
inactivated on 4 may 1951


redesignated 97th fighter-bomber squadron on 26 may 1952


activated in reserve on 15 june 1952
inactivated on 1 july 1957


redesignated 97th troop carrier squadron, medium on 24 october 1957


activated in reserve on 16 november 1957
ordered active duty on 28 october 1962
relieved active duty on 28 november 1962
redesignated 97th air transport squadron, heavy on 1 december 1965
redesignated 97th military airlift squadron on 1 january 1966
ordered active duty on 26 january 1968
relieved active duty on 2 june 1969
redesignated 97th military airlift squadron (associate) on 25 july 1969
redesignated 97th airlift squadron (associate) on 1 february 1992
redesignated 97th airlift squadron on 1 october 1994

assignments

440th troop carrier group, 1 july 1943 – 18 october 1945
440th troop carrier group, 15 september 1947 – 4 may 1951
440th fighter-bomber group, 15 june 1952 – 1 july 1957
440th troop carrier group, 16 november 1957
349th troop carrier group, 25 march 1958
349th troop carrier wing, 14 april 1959
941st troop carrier group (later 941st air transport group, 941st military airlift) group), 11 february 1963
939th military airlift group, 25 july 1969
446th military airlift wing (later 446th airlift wing), 1 july 1973
446th operations group, 1 august 1992 – present

stations

aircraft