905th Tactical Airlift Group

905th Military Airlift Group
905th Military Airlift Group Air Force Reserve Douglas C-124C-DL Globemaster II 51-081 taxies to its parking spot at Westover, circa 1972.
Active	1962-1974
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force Reserve
Role	Airlift

The 905th Military Airlift Group is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve unit. It was last active with the 459th Military Airlift Wing, based at Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 1 April 1974.

History

Activated in 1962 to organize, recruit and train Air Force Reserve personnel to provide tactical airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems for Tactical Air Command airlift operations.

The 905th TCG was one of three C-119 Flying Boxcar groups assigned to the 514th TCW in 1963, the others being the 903d Troop Carrier Group at McGuire AFB, New Jersey and 904th Troop Carrier Group at Stewart AFB, New York.

Reassigned to Military Airlift Command, 1966, trained and re-quipped with C-124 Globemaster II intercontinental transports. Began flying worldwide airlift missions. Inactivated with retirement of C-124 in April 1974.

Lineage

• Established as 905th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, and activated, on 28 December 1962

Organized in the Reserve on 17 January 1963

Re-designated: 905th Tactical Airlift Group on 1 July 1966

Re-designated: 905th Military Airlift Group (Associate) on 25 February 1972

Inactivated on: 1 April 1974.

Assignments

• Continental Air Command, 28 December 1963
• 514th Troop Carrier Wing, 17 January 1963
• 94th Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 July 1966
• 459th Military Airlift Wing, 25 February 1972 – 1 April 1974.

Components

• 337th Troop Carrier (later: Tactical Airlift; Military Airlift) Squadron, 17 January 1963-1 April 1974

Stations

• Bradley Field, Connecticut, 17 January 1963-1 April 1966
• Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1 April 1966-1 April 1974

Aircraft

• C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1963-1966
• C-124 Globemaster II, 1966-1974

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
• Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989
• AFHRA Search 905th Military Airlift Group