169th Airlift Squadron

169th Airlift Squadron
169th Airlift Squadron
	File:AFG-080109-071.jpg 169th Airlift Squadron emblem
Active	1946-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Airlift
Part of	Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
Garrison/HQ	Greater Peoria Regional Airport
Nickname(s)	Defenders Of Freedom

The 169th Airlift Squadron flies the C-130 Hercules. It is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 182nd Airlift Wing.

Mission

Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992-Present)
Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1976-1992)
Air National Guard/Strategic Air Command (1962-1976)
Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1957-1962)
Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1948-1957)
Air National Guard (1946-1948)

C-130E/H Hercules (1995-Present)
F-16A/B Fighting Falcon (1992-1995)
C-26A Metroliner (1989-1995)
OA-37B Dragonfly (1979-1992)
C-131E Samaritan (1975-1989)
O-2AC/B Skymaster 1970-1979)
U-3A/B Blue Canoe (1969-1970)
T-29A/C Flying Classroom (1972-1975)
F-84F Thunderstreak (1958-1969)
T-33A Shooting Star (1955-1969)
VC/C-47 Gooney Bird (1949-1972)
T-28A Trojan (1956-1958)
F-80C Shooting Star (1958-1958)
A-26C Invader (1947-1952)
T-6G Texan (1947-1956)
AT-11 Kansan (1947-1947)
F-51D/H Mustang (1947-1956)

^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

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