00495638 3-1188-1A UNCLASSIFIED 2434379 01-01-1953 2434559 06-30-1953

WING/1602/AIR TRANSPORT

HISTORY K318.7-1602 16587 K3598 605 686 51 2451087 09-30-1998 EFFECTIVE 1 JAN 53, 1603 AIR TRANSPORT WING (ATW), WHEELUS FIELD, TRIPOLI AND THE 1414 AIR BASE GROUP (ABG), DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE COMMAND JURISDICTION OF THE MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE (MATS) TO THAT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAFE). 1602 AIR TRANSPORT WING (ATW) TRANSFERRED ITS HEADQUARTERS FROM WIESBADEN TO FURSTENFELDBRUCK, GERMANY, JUN 53. THE TRANSFER OF C-97 AIRCRAFT TO PACIFIC DIVISION RESULTED IN A GENERALIZED PHASE-OUT OF THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE ATLANTIC DIVISION. C-118 AIRCRAFT WILL PHASE-IN. C-47 AND C-54 AIRCRAFT WILL REMAIN IN WING OPERATION. 41 AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON (ATS) WAS TRANSFERRED TO THIS 1602 AIR TRANSPORT WING (ATW), 1 JAN. 1603 SUPPORT SQUADRON (SS) WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE 1602 AIR TRANSPORT WING (ATW), 1 JAN. NONE INCLUDES SOME STATISTICAL DATA, LETTERS, ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, PERSONNEL ROSTERS, AND REPORTS.