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- The 73rd Airlift Squadron, sometimes written as 73d Airlift Squadron, is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 932nd Operations Group, stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Originally constituted as the 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron, the unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation and a French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its D-Day missions in Normandy in 1943. It was one of the units trained for space capsule recovery in the 1960s. The squadron was redesignated the 73rd Military Airlift Squadron in 1967, the 73rd Aeromedical Airlift Squadron in 1969, and finally the 73rd Airlift Squadron in 1994. It currently operates aircraft providing executive airlift for distinguished visitors and their staffs. (en)
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- C-40C Clipper as flown by the squadron (en)
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- Lt. Col. Brandon Lorton (en)
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- 0001-06-08 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-08-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (en)
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm (en)
- French Fourragère (en)
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm (en)
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- Distinguished Visitor Airlift (en)
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- The 73rd Airlift Squadron, sometimes written as 73d Airlift Squadron, is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 932nd Operations Group, stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Originally constituted as the 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron, the unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation and a French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its D-Day missions in Normandy in 1943. It was one of the units trained for space capsule recovery in the 1960s. The squadron was redesignated the 73rd Military Airlift Squadron in 1967, the 73rd Aeromedical Airlift Squadron in 1969, and finally the 73rd Airlift Squadron in 1994. It currently operates aircraft providing executive airlift for distinguished visitors and their staffs. (en)
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- 73rd Airlift Squadron (en)
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- 73rd Airlift Squadron (en)
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