June 1949 – 16 January 1953 Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, 5 July 1968 – 1 June 1972 Aircraft Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1949–1951 Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1968–1972 Awards and campaigns See also List of United States Air Force airlift squadrons List of Lockheed C-130 Hercules operators References Notes Bibliography AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 June 1971 AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits, Vol II Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 30 September 1976 Further reading External links Military units and formations established in 1949 Airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force Military units and formations of the United States Air Force Reserves Military units and formations of the United States in the Cold War