| 词条 | 733rd Military Airlift Squadron |
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|unit_name= 733d Military Airlift Squadron | image=C-124C Globemaster of 916th MAG (AFRES) during Vietnam War.jpg | image_size = 290 |caption=Air Force Reserve C-124 Globemaster |dates=1942–1945; 1947–1951; 1952–1955; 1957–1973 |country=United States |branch={{air force|USA}} |type= |role=Airlift |size= |command_structure=Air Force Reserve |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto=The Only Way to Fly |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles=European Theater of Operations |notable_commanders= |anniversaries= |decorations=Distinguished Unit Citation |battle_honours= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=Patch with 733d Troop Carrier Squadron emblem (approved 22 April 1960)[1] |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label=Unofficial 333d Bombardment Squadron emblem[2] |identification_symbol_3=TS |identification_symbol_3_label=World War II Fuselage code[2] }} The 733d Military Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 945th Military Airlift Group. It was inactivated at Hill Air Force Base, Utah on 1 January 1973. HistoryActivated as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb squadron; trained under Second Air Force. Completed training in early 1943; deploying to European Theater of Operations (ETO) assigned to VIII Bomber Command in England. Engaged in long-range strategic bombardment operations over Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany, March 1944 – May 1945 attacking enemy military and industrial targets as part of the United States' air offensive against Nazi Germany. Most personnel demobilized in Europe after the German capitulation in May 1945; squadron inactivated as a paper unit in November. Reactivated in 1947 as a B-29 Superfortress squadron in the reserves, however equipped with trainers until 1949 when equipped with B-26 Invader light bomber. Squadron activated in 1951 as a result of the Korean War; personnel and equipment assigned as replacements to units of Far East Air Forces, then inactivated as a paper unit. Reactivated in the reserves as a C-119 Flying Boxcar squadron in 1952; Activated during Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962; returned to reserve status after crisis was resolved. Equipped with C-124 Globemaster II strategic transports and performed strategic airlift until inactivated in 1973 with the final phaseout of the C-124. Lineage
Activated on 15 June 1942 Inactivated on 1 December 1945
Activated in the reserve on 29 May 1947 Redesignated 333d Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 26 June 1949 Ordered to active service on 10 March 1951 Inactivated on 20 March 1951
Activated in the reserve on 14 June 1952 Inactivated on 18 May 1955
Activated in the reserve on 16 November 1957 Ordered to active service on 28 October 1962 Relieved from active duty on 28 November 1962 Redesignated 733d Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) on 1 January 1966 Inactivated on 1 January 1973 Assignments
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References{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}Notes1. ^Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 410–411 2. ^1 Watkins, pp. 40–41 3. ^This image depicts another squadron emblem. This version was apparently used earlier, but neither version received official approval. Watkens, pp. 40–41. Citations{{Reflist|2}}Bibliography{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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