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First activated as a ferrying unit during World War II. Served on the North Atlantic Ferrying Route until disbanded in 1943 and replaced by Station 19, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command in a general reorganization of Air Transport Command.
Reactivated in 1952 as a C-124 Globemaster II heavy airlift squadron. Flew worldwide very long range strategic airlift missions for Military Air Transport Service (Later Military Airlift Command) on a global scale, inactivated in 1969 with the retirement of the C-124. Reactivated in 1989 as a C-5 Galaxy strategic airlift squadron when the C-5B began production. Flew global transport missions of equipment and personnel until being inactivated after the end of the Cold War.
LineageEdit
Constituted as the 31st Ferrying Squadron c. 9 July 1942
Activated on 25 July 1942
Redesignated 31st Transport Squadron c. 24 March 1943
Disbanded on 1 September 1943
Reconstituted as the 31st Air Transport Squadron, Heavy on 20 June 1952
Activated on 20 July 1952
Redesignated 31st Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy on 1 June 1965
Redesignated 31st Military Airlift Squadron on 8 January 1966
Inactivated on 8 April 1969
Reactivated on 1 October 1989
Redesignated as: 31st Airlift Squadron on 1 December 1991
Inactivated on 14 January 1994
AssignmentsEdit
8th Ferrying Group (later 8th Transport Group), 25 July 1942 – 1 September 1943
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982(PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-912799-53-6.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-912799-12-9.
Ulanoff, Stanley M. (1964). MATS: The Story of the Military Air Transport Service. New York, NY: Franklin Watts, Inc. ISBN978-1-19908-768-3.
August 26, 2023
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