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169th Airlift Squadron
169th Airlift Squadron emblem
Active1942-Present
CountryUnited States
BranchAir National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleAirlift
Part ofIllinois Air National Guard
Garrison/HQPeoria Air National Guard Base, Peoria, Illinois
Nickname(s)Defenders of Freedom

The 169th Airlift Squadron (169 AS) is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard 182d Airlift Wing located at Peoria Air National Guard Base, Peoria, Illinois. The 169th is equipped with the C-130H2 Hercules.

History

World War II

The 304th Fighter Squadron was activated at Morris Field, North Carolina with the 98th,[1] 303d,[2] and 304th Fighter Squadrons[3] assigned.[4] It received its initial cadre from the 20th Fighter Group.[5] The squadron operated as replacement training unit, flying primarily P-40 Warhawks and P-51 Mustangs, but also other fighter aircraft.[4] The squadron and its components were disbanded in 1944[4] in a major reorganization of the Army Air Forces (AAF) in which all units not programmed to be transferred overseas were replaced by AAF Base Units to free up manpower for overseas deployment. The 341st AAF Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit, Fighter) took over the group's equipment at Pinellas.[6]

Illinois Air National Guard

The wartime 304th Fighter Squadron was re-constituted and re-designated on 24 May 1946 and and was allotted to the Illinois Air National Guard. It was organized at Greater Peoria Airport, Illinois and was extended federal recognition on 21 June 1947. The 160th Fighter Squadron was bestowed the history, honors, and colors of the 304th Fighter Squadron. The squadron was equipped with F-51D Mustang and was assigned to the Illinois ANG 126th Bombardment Group (Light), at Chicago Municipal Airport.

Korean War mobilization

Lineage

  • Constituted 304th Fighter Squadron on 16 July 1942
Activated on 23 July 1942
Disbanded on 1 May 1944; replaced by "Squadron C", 341st Army Air Forces Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit, Fighter).
  • Re-constituted, and re-designated 169th Fighter Squadron and allotted to Illinois ANG on 24 May 1946
Extended federal recognition on 21 June 1947
Ordered to active service on 1 Apr 1951
Re-designated: 169th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 July 1952
Re-designated: 169th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 December 1952
Relieved from active duty and transferred, without personnel and equipment, to the control of Illinois Air National Guard. 1 January 1953
Re-designated: 169th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 July 1955
Re-designated: 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 10 November 1958
Re-designated: 169th Tactical Air Support Squadron on 16 May 1969
Re-designated: 169th Fighter Squadron on 15 March 1992
Re-designated: 169th Airlift Squadron on 1 October 1995

Assignments

Stations

Designated: Peoria Air National Guard Base, Illinois, 1991-Present

Aircraft

References

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

  1. ^ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 326–327. ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
  2. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 367 (this squadron is not related to the current reserve 303d Fighter Squadron, which was a troop carrier unit during World War II)
  3. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 368
  4. ^ a b c Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 215–216. ISBN 0-912799-02-1.
  5. ^ Abstract, History of 337th Fighter Group, Jul 1942-Oct 1943 (accessed 31 May 2012)
  6. ^ Abstract, History of Pinellas AAF, May-Jul 1944 (accessed 31 May 2012)


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