Although blown far off course on the first airdrops on the island by strong winds, the group managed to drop its paratroops near Avola, where they were able to assist British forces in seizing that town. The 313th took part in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily.
it also evacuated wounded from the battle area. It performed troop carrier and transport airlift of supplies to ground forces advancing through Algeria into Tunisia as part Twelfth Air Force.
The group began flying combat missions from Oujda Airfield in French Morocco. Mediterranean operations Ĥ7th Troop Carrier Squadron C-47 The 313th trained in the southeastern United States until April 1943, when it deployed to North Africa. In July, the Army Air Forces gave the "transport" designation to its strategic airlift units, and the group became the 313th Troop Carrier Group under I Troop Carrier Command. The group trained under Air Transport Command with Douglas C-47 Skytrain and the C-53 Skytrooper modification of the C-47. In June, the group added three additional squadrons (the 47th, 48th and 49th Transport Squadrons) and moved to Bowman Field, Kentucky to begin training. The group was activated at Daniel Field, Georgia in March 1942 as the 313th Transport Group, with only a headquarters and a single squadron, the 29th Transport Squadron, assigned. History For related history and lineage, see 313th Tactical Airlift Wing World War II The 313 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of Sicily ( Operation Husky) Invasion of Italy ( Operation Avalanche) Invasion of France ( Operation Overlord) the airborne invasion of the Netherlands ( Operation Market-Garden) and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River, ( Operation Varsity). It was inactivated on 31 October 2011.ĭuring World War II, the group was assigned to both Twelfth and Ninth Air Forces in North Africa, Italy and Western Europe.
It was last active at Moron Air Base, Spain, supporting Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya. The 313th Expeditionary Operations Group is a Provisional United States Air Force unit, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe to activate or inactivate as needed.
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