109th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 109th Airlift Squadron


caption= 109th Airlift Squadron Emblem
dates= 1922-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
type= Squadron
role= Airlift
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command_structure= Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
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garrison= Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
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anniversaries=The 109th Airlift Squadron flies the C-130H Hercules. It is a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 133rd Airlift Wing.

Mission

History

The 109th Squadron, National Guard (34th ID) was federally reconginzed by the War Department on January 17th, 1921. It was the first aviation National Guard squadron to receive federal recognition following WWI. It began flight operations, flying the JN-6H "Jennys" in 1923. It was called to federal duty in 1941 (WWII), 1951 (Korea), 1961 (Berlin Crisis) and currently for "Iraqi Freedom". During the Vietnam War, the 109th flew numerous missions each month into Vietnam on a volunteer basis. Today, it is one of the premier Air National Guard airlift squadron's in the country.

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1974-1992)
*Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1966-1974)
*Air National Guard/Military Air Transportation Service (1960-1966)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1950-1960)
*USAAF/67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group - ETO (1942-1945)
*National Guard - 34th ID (1921-1941)

Previous designations

*109th Airlift Squadron (1992-Present)
*109th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1975-1992)
*109th Airlift Squadron (1960-1975)
*109th Fighter Squadron (1946-1960)
*109th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1942-1946)
*109th Observation Squadron (1923-1942)
*109th Squadron (1921-1923)

Bases Stationed

*Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota (1958-Present)
*Holman Field (Now Downtown St. Paul Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota (1945-1958)
*ETO, (1942-1945)
*Esler Field, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana (1941-1942)
*Holman Field (Now Downtown St. Paul Airport), St. Paul, Minnesota (1930-1941)
*Speedway Field (Changed to Wold-Chamberlain Field (1923) Now Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport), St. Paul, Minnesota (1922-1930)
*Curtiss Field (Snelling Ave. and Larpenter Ave., St. Paul), St. Paul, Minnesota (1921-1922)

Aircraft OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

*C-130H Hercules (1995-Present)
*C-130E Hercules (1981-1995)
*C-130A Hercules (1971-1981)
*C-97G Stratofreighter (1960-1971)
*F-89H Scorpion (1958-1960)
*F-94C Starfire (1957-1960)
*F-94A-B Starfire (1956-1957)
*T-28A Trojan (1954-1955)
*F-51D Mustang (1947-1954)
*T-6A Texan (1947-1954)
*O-47 (1938-1941)
*BC-lA (1938-1941)
*O-38E (1935-1938)
*O-38B (1930-1938)
*JNS-1 (JN-6) Jenny (1922-1927)
*JN-4H Jenny (1922-1927)
*Curtiss Oriole (Leased) (1921)

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