47th Troop Carrier Squadron


Entry: 75466 47TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN	47TH TCS

DAVID ALLEN wrote on July 15, 2010 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: 47TH TCS SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: i was stationed at Forbes afb aKansas with the 313th TCW, assigned to the 47th tcs. I find it amazing to look up the history of that unit. I was a crew chief on C-130 B 60-296 Keywords: c-130 B


Entry: 50523 47TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN	FAT CATS 47TH TROOP CARRER SQD.

WILLIAM HENRY wrote on April 29, 2005 CITY AND STATE: MACON GA UNIT: 47TH TROOP CARRIER SQD, ( FAT CATS ) SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: I'm looking for anyone stationed at Tachikawa in 1953-54.Iwas with the 47th Sqd, until it was sold to the the Japanese govt. for a dollar a piece for our C-46's. We were moved to Miho in southern Japan. Each airman had a Japanese counter part.That was a experience traing the Japanese. Let me know if you were there at that time. Bill Henry Keywords:


Entry: 11673 47TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN	47TH T.C. SQD OF 374TH GP

JOHN THOMPSON wrote on September 12, 2000 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: 47TH TROOP CARRIER SQD SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I was in the 51st Air Base Gp at Naha, Okinawa when the Korean War began in June 1950. We were quickly called up and operated for a short time out of southern Japan until all C-46's were gathered up from the pacific and formed into the 374th Gp at Tachikawa, Japan. We soon went to K-14, Kimpo, Korea and remained there until we were run out by the Chinese in January 1951. We regrouped at Tachikawa and then went to join the 437th, a reserve group at Brady AB near Fukuoka. I had many good friends in the 47th Sqd and later the 83rd Sqd of the 437th. Keywords: Often called "Tommy". Crewchief and flight engineer on C-46D, 44-78270 at K14.