4th Combat Cargo Group
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| 4th Combat Cargo Group | |
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| Image:4ccg.jpg 4th Combat Cargo Group Insignia |
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| Active | 1944 - 1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Cargo/Troop Carrier |
| Part of | Tenth Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | China Burma India Theater of World War II |
The 4th Combat Cargo Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily in the China Burma India Theater of World War II.
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[edit] History
[edit] Operational Units
- 13th Combat Cargo Squadron
- 14th Combat Cargo Squadron
- 15th Combat Cargo Squadron
- 16th Combat Cargo Squadron
[edit] Aircraft Flown
[edit] Stations Assigned
- Syracuse AAB, NY, 13 Jun 1944
- Bowman Field, Ky, 17 Aug-6 Nov 1944
- Sylhet, India, 28 Nov 1944
- Agartala, India, Dec 1944
- Chittagong, India, 5 Jan 1945
- Namponmao, Burma, Jun 1945
- Pandaveswar, India, Nov 1945
- Panagarh, India, 15 Jan-p Feb 1946.
[edit] Operational History
[edit] World War II
Constituted as 4th Combat Cargo Group on 9 Jun 1944 and activated on 13 Jun. Trained with C-46 and C-47 aircraft. Moved to India in Nov 1944. Began operations with C-46's in Dec 1944.
Transported reinforcements and supplies for Allied forces in Burma until May 1945. Operations included moving equipment and materials for the Ledo Road in Dec 1944; transporting men, mules, and boats when the Allies crossed the Irrawaddy River in Feb 1945; and dropping Gurkha paratroops during the assault on Rangoon in May 1945. Moved to Burma in Jun 1945 and hauled ammunition, gasoline, mules, and men to China until the war ended.
Returned to India in Nov 1945. Inactivated on 9 Feb 1946
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
