00240073 2-2642-31 UNCLASSIFIED 2431765 11-05-1945 2432155 11-30-1946

0009 TROOP CARRIER COMMAND

546.01 V.3 VOL 3 OF 3 REF 00240071 8147 C5016 1213 1413 35 2447210 02-18-1988 STATES THAT 9 TROOP CARRIER COMMAND AT GREENVILLE ARMY AIR BASE NC WAS INACTIVATED AND REDESIGNATED 3 AIR FORCE (TROOP CARRIER) (3AF) AND IN TURN ASSIGNED TO TACTICAL AIR COMMAND. MISSION: TO PROVIDE AN EQUIPPED AND TRAINED ORGANIZATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AS COMBAT CARRIER OF SEA, LAND AND AIR FORCES. INCLUDES DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND ACTIONS WITH REGARD TO DEMOBILIZATION AND RECRUITMENT. OPERATIONAL TRAINING (PATHFINDER, GLIDER, C-82 AIRCRAFT TRANSITION, ET CETERA) DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. INCLUDES CHAPTERS ON ORGANIZATION AND AIRCRAFT STATUS. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INCLUDE: RIGID GLIDER TOW BAR; GLIDER DECELERATION DEVICES; POWERED VERSION OF CG-4A GLIDER (PG-2A); EVALUATION OF C-82 AS GLIDER TOW AIRCRAFT; FOOTE BROTHERS CORPORATION GLIDER PICKUP EQUIPMENT; AN/UPN-4 RADAR BEACON; AND COLD WEATHER GLIDER TOWING TESTS. STATES THAT 3AF AND 9 AIR FORCE WERE MERGED 1 NOV 46 AND REDESIGNATED 9 AIR FORCE ASSIGNED TO TACTICAL AIR COMMAND. INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. NONE 0003 AIR FORCE (TROOP CARRIER) 3 AIR FORCE HISTORY, VOL VI, PART III