84th Military Airlift Squadron | |
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Active | 1943–1971 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Airlift |
Engagements | American Defense (World War II) |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (3x) |
Insignia | |
84th Military Airlift Squadron Emblem |
The 84th Military Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Military Airlift Command, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California.
It was inactivated on 1 July 1971.
Activated under the Alaskan Wing, Air Transport Command in March 1943 at Edmonton Airport, Alberta, Canada; it provided support for transient lend-lease aircraft bound for the Soviet Union during 1943, as well as Eleventh Air Force aircraft which were to be used during the Aleutian Campaign.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency