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History: Constituted 47 Transport Squadron on 30 May 1942. Activated on 15 June 1942. Redesignated 47 Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942. Inactivated on 22 Septemnber 1945. Activated on 30 September 1946. Redesignated: 47 Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy on 30 July 1948; 47 Troop Carrier Squadron, Special on 1 February 1949. Inactivated on 18 September 1949. Redesignated 47 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 26 November 1952. Activated on 1 February 1953. Inactivated on 8 June 1955. Activated on 15 June 1964. Organized on 1 October 1964. Redesignated: 47 Troop Carrier Squadron on 1 March 1966; 47 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 May 1967. Inactivated on 1 August 1973. Redesignated 47 Airlift Flight on 1 May 1993. Activated on 31 May 1993. Provided air transportation in the Mediterranean and European theaters of operation during World War II; participated in airborne assaults in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, the Netherlands, and Germany. Took part in the Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949. Conducted routine and special assignment airlift missions under Tactical Air Command, 1953-1955 and 1964-1973. Transported personnel for the Aeronautical Systems Center and Air Force Materiel Command since 1993. | |||
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The Emblem was approved on 28 July 1970. | |||
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[[Category:Granted 1970]] | |||