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89th Airlift Squadron
89th Airlift Squadron emblem (Approved 15 August 1985)
Active	14 May 1943 - 22 September 1945 27 June 1949 - 14 March 1951 15 June 1952 - 1 July 1957 1 July 1982 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command 4th Air Force 445th Airlift Wing 445th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Engagements	Operation Overlord Operation Dragoon Operation Market Garden Battle of Bastogne
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The 89th Airlift Squadron (89 AS) is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 445th Operations Group, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Overview

It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing strategic, tactical and global airlift.

History

During World War II the 89th participated in the airborne assaults on Normandy, Southern France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. The squadron also transported cargo and personnel in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations in 1944 and 1945.

It trained for troop carrier operations from 1947–1951, for fighter-bomber missions from 1952–1957, and for tactical fighter operations from 1982-1994.

Since 1994 the 89th has trained for and flown strategic airlift missions worldwide, taking part in contingency operations as needed.

Operations

• World War II

Lineage

• Constituted as the 89th Troop Carrier Squadron on 14 May 1943

Activated on 1 June 1943

Inactivated on 22 September 1945

• Redesignated 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 10 May 1949

Activated in the reserve on 27 June 1949

Ordered to active service on 10 March 1951

Inactivated on 14 March 1951

• Redesignated 89th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 26 May 1952

Activated in the reserve on 15 June 1952

Inactivated on 16 November 1957.

• Redesignated 89th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 January 1982

Activated in the reserve on 1 July 1982

• Redesignated 89th Fighter Squadron on 1 February 1992
• Redesignated 89th Airlift Squadron on 1 October 1994

Assignments

• 438th Troop Carrier Group, 1 June 1943 – 22 September 1945
• 438th Troop Carrier Group, 27 June 1949 – 14 March 1951
• 438th Fighter-Bomber Group, 15 June 1952 – 16 November 1957
• 906th Tactical Fighter Group (later 906th Fighter Group), 1 July 1982
• 445th Operations Group, 1 October 1994 – present

Stations

• Baer Field, Indiana, 1 June 1943
• Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri, 11 June 1943
• Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina, 30 October 1943
• Baer Field, Indiana, c. 15 January - c. 28 January 1944
• RAF Langar (AAF-490), England, February 1944
• RAF Greenham Common (AAF-486), England, Mar 1944

Operated from Montalto Di Castro Airfield, Italy, 20 July - 23 August 1944

• Prosnes Airfield (A-79), France, February 1945
• Amiens Glisy Airfield (B-48), France, May - Aug 1945
• Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, 21 September - 22 September 1945
• Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 27 June 1949 – 14 March 1951
• General Mitchell Field, Wisconsin, 15 June 1952 – 16 November 1957
• Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1 July 1982 – present

Aircraft operated

• C-47 Skytrain (1943–1945, 1949–1951)
• C-45 Expeditor (1949–1951)
• C-46 Commando (1949–1951)
• P-51 Mustang (1952–1954)
• T-33 Shooting Star (1954–1957)

• P-80 Shooting Star (1955–1957)
• F-4 Phantom II (1982–1989)
• F-16 Fighting Falcon (1989–1994)
• C-141 Starlifter (1994–2006)
• C-5 Galaxy (2005 – 2011)
• C-17 Globemaster III (2011–Present)

References

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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