Douglas C-47 "Skytrain"

The Douglas C-47 "Skytrain," also known as a "Gooney Bird," represents the history and mission of the 914th Airlift Wing and the 328th Airlift Squadron. In the markings of the 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron, it reflects how the 3rd CCS pioneered tactical airlift in the C-47 by flying the "Hump" in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. The unit was redesignated the 328th Troop Carrier Squadron while operating from Kunming, China, in September 1945. In 1958, the 328th Airlift Squadron was assigned to Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and equipped with Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar" aircraft. The 914th was activated as the parent unit for the 328th in 1963 and converted to Lockheed C-130 "Hercules" aircraft in 1971. The men and women of the 914th Airlift Wing continue to provide the nation with humanitarian aid, disaster relief, aeromedical evacuation, and tactical airlift around the world.

Wheatfield, New York · United States