The 48th Air Transport Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 unit. Its last was assigned to the 1502d Air Transport Wing

1502d Air Transport Wing

The 1502d Air Transport Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit, being inactivated on 8 January 1966.The 1502d ATW was a heavy cargo transport wing of the Military Air Transport Service , formed on 1 June 1948...

, Military Air Transport Service

Military Air Transport Service

The Military Air Transport Service is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy Naval Air Transport Service and the United States Air Force Air Transport Command into a single, joint, unified command...

, stationed at Hickam Air Force Base

Hickam Air Force Base

Hickam Field, re-named Hickam Air Force Base in 1948, was a United States Air Force facility now part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam.- History :...

, Hawaii. It was inactivated on 25 June 1965.

History

Established in 1948 as a C-54 transport squadron. Upgraded to C-97 and C-124 long distance intercontinental transports. Flew over MATS Pacific routes from Hawaii until inactivated in 1965 with the phaseout of the C-124.

Lineage

• Established as 2d Air Transport Squadron, 1 Jun 1948

Redesignated: 1264th Air Transport Squadron, 1 Jun 1949

Redesignated: 48th Air Transport Squadron, 20 Jul 1952

Disbanded on: 25 Jun 1965

Assignments

• 531st Air Transport Group, 1 Jun 1948
• 1500th Air Transport Wing, 1 Jun 1949
• 1502d Air Transport Wing
  1502d Air Transport Wing
  The 1502d Air Transport Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit, being inactivated on 8 January 1966.The 1502d ATW was a heavy cargo transport wing of the Military Air Transport Service , formed on 1 June 1948...
  
  , 1 Jul 1955-20 Jul 1952

Aircraft

• C-54 Skymaster
  C-54 Skymaster
  The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces and British forces in World War II and the Korean War. Besides transport of cargo, it also carried presidents, British heads of government, and military staff...
  
  , 1948-1949
• C-97 Stratofreighter
  C-97 Stratofreighter
  The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter was a long range heavy military cargo aircraft based on the B-29 bomber. Design work began in 1942, with the prototype's first flight being on 9 November 1944, and the first production aircraft entered service in 1947. Between 1947 and 1958, 888 C-97s in several...
  
  , 1949-1956
• C-124 Globemaster II
  C-124 Globemaster II
  The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shakey", was a heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California....
  
  , 1956-1965