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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Donaldson Air Force Base<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Greenville Army Air Base</span><div style="padding-bottom:2px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tactical_Air_Command_Emblem.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Tactical_Air_Command_Emblem.svg/50px-Tactical_Air_Command_Emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Tactical_Air_Command_Emblem.svg/75px-Tactical_Air_Command_Emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Tactical_Air_Command_Emblem.svg/100px-Tactical_Air_Command_Emblem.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="218" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Air_Transport_Service_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/15px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/20px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div>Donaldson AFB</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&params=34_45_30_N_82_22_35_W_region:US"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°45′30″N</span> <span class="longitude">82°22′35″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.75833°N 82.37639°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.75833; -82.37639</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Air Force Base</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville, South Carolina</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Greenville_County,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville County, South Carolina">Greenville County, South Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Controlled by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1942</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In use</th><td class="infobox-data">1942–1963</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:North_American_B-25_Mitchell_(N320SQ).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/North_American_B-25_Mitchell_%28N320SQ%29.jpg/220px-North_American_B-25_Mitchell_%28N320SQ%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/North_American_B-25_Mitchell_%28N320SQ%29.jpg/330px-North_American_B-25_Mitchell_%28N320SQ%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/North_American_B-25_Mitchell_%28N320SQ%29.jpg/440px-North_American_B-25_Mitchell_%28N320SQ%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="442" /></a><figcaption>B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Donaldson Air Force Base</b> is a former facility of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> located south of <a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville, South Carolina</a>. It was founded in 1942 as <b>Greenville Army Air Base</b>; it was deactivated in 1963 and converted into a civilian airport. It is currently an active airfield known as <a href="/wiki/Donaldson_Center_Airport" title="Donaldson Center Airport">Donaldson Center Airport</a>. </p><p>It was used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a>' <a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a> as a <a href="/wiki/B-25_Mitchell" class="mw-redirect" title="B-25 Mitchell">B-25 Mitchell</a> medium bomber training airfield during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. It was home to <a href="/wiki/C-124_Globemaster_II" class="mw-redirect" title="C-124 Globemaster II">C-124 Globemaster II</a> transports and called "The Airlift Capital of the World" for its role in the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_airlift" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin airlift">Berlin airlift</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>, being assigned to both <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> (TAC) and the <a href="/wiki/Military_Air_Transport_Service" title="Military Air Transport Service">Military Air Transport Service</a> (MATS). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally named <b>Greenville Army Air Base</b> when opened in 1942, and later Greenville Air Force Base in 1948,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the base was renamed in March 1951 as Donaldson Air Force Base in honor of Captain <a href="/wiki/John_Donaldson_(aviator)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Donaldson (aviator)">John Owen Donaldson</a>, (1897–1930). Donaldson spent his boyhood in Greenville, South Carolina, attending Greenville High School, <a href="/wiki/Furman_University" title="Furman University">Furman University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> before joining the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> and (after April 1918) the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. He became an ace, with eight victories, and was decorated by Great Britain, the United States and Belgium. Becoming an air racer after the war, Donaldson was killed on 7 September 1930 after winning the American Legion Air Race in Philadelphia when his plane spun out of control.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had won the Mackay Gold Medal for taking first place in the Army's transcontinental air race in October 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the early 1940s, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War" title="United States Department of War">War Department</a> selected Greenville, South Carolina as the site for a new Army airfield to support the buildup for World War II. The airfield was completed in May 1942, and in June, <b>Greenville Army Air Base</b> was officially activated as a B-25 Mitchell medium twin-engine bomber training base. </p><p>Greenville AAB was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/III_Bomber_Command" title="III Bomber Command">III Bomber Command</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a>. The 342d Army Air Force Base Unit was assigned as the host unit for the airfield. The 342d provided such as logistics, maintenance, facilities, security and general administration. <a href="/wiki/Isaqueena_Bombing_Range" class="mw-redirect" title="Isaqueena Bombing Range">Isaqueena Bombing Range</a><sup id="cite_ref-clemsonwiki.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clemsonwiki.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was established on and near Lake Isaqueena in the <a href="/wiki/Clemson_University" title="Clemson University">Clemson University</a> <a href="/wiki/Experimental_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Experimental Forest">Experimental Forest</a> about 27 miles (43 km) to the west.<sup id="cite_ref-clemsonwiki.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clemsonwiki.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greenville AAB also controlled <a href="/wiki/Greenwood_County_Airport" title="Greenwood County Airport">Coronaca Army Airfield</a> as a sub-base for its training mission. </p><p>The operational training unit (OTU) at Greenville AAB was the <b><a href="/wiki/334th_Bombardment_Group" title="334th Bombardment Group">334th Bombardment Group</a></b>, being assigned on 16 July 1942. Its flying squadrons were the 470th, 471st, 472nd, and 473rd Bombardment squadrons, flying B-25 Mitchell medium bombers. The 334th's mission was to provide flying training to personnel and bomber crews. </p><p>The 334th was inactivated on 1 May 1944 with personnel and equipment being reassigned to the <b>330th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit/Medium Bombardment)</b>. On 1 January 1945, the 330th was redesignated as the <b>128th Army Air Force Base Unit</b> in conjunction with the base's reassignment to the <a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First Air Force</a>. </p><p>The <b>56th Combat Training Wing</b> became the overall commanding unit at Greenville AAB on 1 May 1945, being reassigned from <a href="/wiki/Morris_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Morris Field">Morris Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> which was closed. Its mission was to perform training and processing of bombardment replacement crews for overseas duty and the training of permanent party instructor personnel with the view of qualifying all personnel assigned for overseas duty. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="90th_Bombardment_Group">90th Bombardment Group</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 90th Bombardment Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first combat unit assigned to Greenville for training was the <a href="/wiki/90th_Missile_Wing" title="90th Missile Wing">90th Bomb Group (Heavy)</a>, which was assigned on 21 June 1942 and flew Consolidated <a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">B-24 Liberator</a> heavy bombers. The unit consisted of four squadrons: 319th, 320th, 321st, and 400th Bombardment Squadrons. </p><p>With its training completed, the group transferred to <a href="/wiki/Ypsilanti,_Michigan" title="Ypsilanti, Michigan">Ypsilanti, Michigan</a> on 18 August 1942 for follow-on training near <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford Motor Corporation">Ford's</a> <a href="/wiki/Willow_Run" title="Willow Run">Willow Run</a> aircraft manufacturing plant.<sup id="cite_ref-google_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After another transfer (to <a href="/wiki/Hickam_Air_Force_Base" title="Hickam Air Force Base">Hickam Field</a> in Hawaii), in early November 1942, the 90th BG transferred to the Pacific theater, being stationed at <a href="/wiki/Townsville" title="Townsville">Townsville</a>, Queensland, Australia with the <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth Air Force</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="310th_Bombardment_Group">310th Bombardment Group</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 310th Bombardment Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/310th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="310th Bombardment Group">310th Bomb Group (Medium)</a> trained at Greenville Army Air Base between 18 September and 17 October 1942, flying North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers. The unit consisted of four squadrons: 379th, 380th, 381st, and 428th Bombardment Squadrons. </p><p>With its training completed, the group went overseas, transferring to <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9diouna_Airfield" title="Médiouna Airfield">Médiouna Airfield</a>, in <a href="/wiki/French_Morocco" class="mw-redirect" title="French Morocco">French Morocco</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force</a>. </p><p>With the departure of the 310th, the 334th began training personnel for assignment as replacements, rather than complete bomb groups. After training was completed, the personnel would be assigned overseas to existing units in the wartime theaters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Photographs">Photographs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Photographs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Photographs of the WWII base and soldiers can be viewed in the Greenville County Library System digital collections.<sup id="cite_ref-gcls_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gcls-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postwar_era">Postwar era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Postwar era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-46_Commando.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/C-46_Commando.jpg/220px-C-46_Commando.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/C-46_Commando.jpg/330px-C-46_Commando.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/C-46_Commando.jpg/440px-C-46_Commando.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2890" data-file-height="2215" /></a><figcaption>C-46 Commando</figcaption></figure> <p>In the summer of 1945, with the war coming to an end, a number of training bases were slated for closure. This included Greenville Army Air Base, which was placed on standby status in November 1945. However, there were plans made by the Army Air Force for its continuing use. One of the lessons of World War II was that the airplane was invaluable in the support of ground forces, both in the close air support and transport role. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> (TAC) was established as one of the post-war Army Air Forces' three major commands. The USAAF <a href="/wiki/Troop_Carrier_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Troop Carrier Command">Troop Carrier Command</a> (TCC) was inactivated as part of this reorganization and the <a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a> was reassigned from the disbanding Continental Air Forces. TAC assumed command of the Troop Carrier transport mission and assigned it to the Third Air Force on 21 March 1946, which was assigned to Greenville AAB. </p><p>At Greenville, the Third Air Force was assigned a mixture of <a href="/wiki/C-46_Commando" class="mw-redirect" title="C-46 Commando">C-46 Commando</a> and <a href="/wiki/C-47_Skytrain" class="mw-redirect" title="C-47 Skytrain">C-47 Skytrain</a> aircraft and several <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Reserve">Air Force Reserve</a> troop carrier groups. Also, surplus <a href="/wiki/C-54_Skymaster" class="mw-redirect" title="C-54 Skymaster">C-54 Skymasters</a> that had been originally purchased for <a href="/wiki/Military_Air_Transport_Service" title="Military Air Transport Service">Air Transport Command</a> (ATC) were made available for troop carrier use. </p><p>The Third Air Force was inactivated on 1 November 1946, being replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth Air Force</a>, which had just returned from Europe. With the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> as an independent service branch in September 1947, the airfield was renamed <b>Greenville Air Force Base</b>. In the late 1940s many of TAC's Troop Carrier Groups/Wings were assigned directly to HQ TAC with the rest to the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Reserve">Air Force Reserve</a>' <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Air_Force" title="Fourteenth Air Force">Fourteenth Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/302d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="302d Air Division">302d Air Division</a>. Greenville AFB remained an administrative facility for several years, maintaining aircraft and providing training to these Air Force Reserve units. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Blockade" title="Berlin Blockade">Berlin Blockade</a> in 1948, Air Force Reserve troop carrier groups at Greenville AFB deployed C-54s to Germany to replace the C-47s that began the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Airlift" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin Airlift">Berlin Airlift</a> to sustain the 'Großstadt'. At least one <a href="/wiki/C-82_Packet" class="mw-redirect" title="C-82 Packet">C-82 Packet</a>, an early version of the <a href="/wiki/C-119_Flying_Boxcar" class="mw-redirect" title="C-119 Flying Boxcar">C-119 Flying Boxcar</a>, also participated in the airlift for several weeks. </p><p>In 1949, a 0.5-mile dirt car racing track was built just south of the base. The track took the name "Air Base Speedway", as a nod to the nearby airfield. The track held a NASCAR Grand National race on August 25, 1951. Noted race driver <a href="/wiki/Bob_Flock" title="Bob Flock">Bob Flock</a> won the race in an Oldsmobile. The track closed down in 1952. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korean_War">Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairchild_C-119B_of_the_314th_Troop_Carrier_Group_in_flight,_1952_(021001-O-9999G-016).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairchild_C-119B_of_the_314th_Troop_Carrier_Group_in_flight%2C_1952_%28021001-O-9999G-016%29.jpg/220px-Fairchild_C-119B_of_the_314th_Troop_Carrier_Group_in_flight%2C_1952_%28021001-O-9999G-016%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairchild_C-119B_of_the_314th_Troop_Carrier_Group_in_flight%2C_1952_%28021001-O-9999G-016%29.jpg/330px-Fairchild_C-119B_of_the_314th_Troop_Carrier_Group_in_flight%2C_1952_%28021001-O-9999G-016%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairchild_C-119B_of_the_314th_Troop_Carrier_Group_in_flight%2C_1952_%28021001-O-9999G-016%29.jpg/440px-Fairchild_C-119B_of_the_314th_Troop_Carrier_Group_in_flight%2C_1952_%28021001-O-9999G-016%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3113" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>C-119 "Flying Boxcar"</figcaption></figure> <p>The theater troop carrier mission was expanded rapidly during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> when many of these reserve units were elevated to active service and assigned directly to HQ TAC. </p><p>HQ TAC ordered the <a href="/wiki/315th_Airlift_Wing" title="315th Airlift Wing">315th Troop Carrier Group</a> to deploy from Greenville AFB to Brady Air Base, Japan with C-46 Commando transports. Also the <a href="/wiki/314th_Airlift_Wing" title="314th Airlift Wing">314th Troop Carrier Group</a> was ordered to Japan with the new C-119 Flying Boxcar to support the United Nations forces in the conflict. The 314th was ordered to Japan primarily to support the 187th Regimental Combat Team, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> airborne unit that was on its way to Japan by ship, but when the aircrews arrived, they found themselves heavily involved in logistical support operations between Japan and <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> as well as performing combat cargo airdrops and the occasional airborne parachute operation. </p><p>On 16 October 1950, the <a href="/wiki/375th_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="375th Airlift Wing">375th Troop Carrier Wing</a> was activated at Greenville AFB. The 375th was an Air Force Reserve unit previously based at Greater <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_International_Airport" title="Pittsburgh International Airport">Pittsburgh</a> Airport. After a period of intensive training, the C-82s of the 375th participated in troop carrier and airlift operations, paratroop drops, and other exercises until being returned to the reserves in July 1952. Its aircraft at Donaldson were taken over by the newly activated <a href="/wiki/17th_Airlift_Squadron" title="17th Airlift Squadron">17th Troop Carrier</a> squadron. The older C-82s were replaced by C-119s in 1953 and the 17th remained on active duty until 21 July 1954 when it returned to reserve status. </p><p>Also on 16 October 1950, the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Reserve">Air Force Reserve</a>'s <a href="/wiki/433d_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="433d Airlift Wing">433d Troop Carrier Wing</a> was activated, its three squadrons flying the C-119. On 20 July 1951, the wing was reassigned to <a href="/wiki/USAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="USAFE">USAFE</a> and ordered to <a href="/wiki/Rhein-Main_Air_Base" title="Rhein-Main Air Base">Rhein-Main Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>. </p><p>The 57th Troop Carrier Squadron flew the C-82 Packet and <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">C-45</a> cargo planes. Between 20 February and 11 April 1952, the unit operated on temporary duty from <a href="/wiki/Brownwood_Regional_Airport" title="Brownwood Regional Airport">Brownwood Municipal Airport</a>, performing paratroop drops and other exercises in support of Army maneuvers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eighteenth_Air_Force_operations">Eighteenth Air Force operations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Eighteenth Air Force operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-124C_Globemaster_II.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/C-124C_Globemaster_II.jpg/220px-C-124C_Globemaster_II.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/C-124C_Globemaster_II.jpg/330px-C-124C_Globemaster_II.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/C-124C_Globemaster_II.jpg/440px-C-124C_Globemaster_II.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>USAF C-124 Globemaster II</figcaption></figure> <p>In March 1951 the base was renamed 'Donaldson Air Force Base' and on 26 June, the <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth Air Force</a> was activated in 1951 to discharge Tactical Air Command's troop carrier responsibilities. Its mission was to organize, administer, equip, train, and prepare for combat troop carrier missions. </p><p>The Eighteenth Air Force inherited nine continental "medium" troop carrier wings (314th, 375th, 403d, 433d, 434th, 435th, 443d, 514th and 515th), seven of which were Air Force Reserve wings called to active duty during the Korean War. The command added a "heavy" (C-124) wing (62d) in the fall of 1951 and another in early 1953 (463d). </p><p>One of those reserve wings, the <a href="/wiki/443d_Airlift_Wing" title="443d Airlift Wing">443d Troop Carrier</a>, was deployed for active duty at Donaldson on 9 August 1951 as a training wing. For almost two years, the 443d participated in tactical exercises in operations, training troop carrier aircrews using C-46 Commandoes for assignment to the Far East and worked closely with other troop carrier groups to test and evaluate new troop carrier doctrine and procedures. With the end of the Korean War, the 443d was inactivated on 8 June 1953. </p><p>With the departure of the 443d, it was decided to bring Donaldson up to being an operational transport base. On 15 October 1953 the <a href="/wiki/63d_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="63d Airlift Wing">63d Troop Carrier Wing</a> was transferred from <a href="/wiki/Altus_Air_Force_Base" title="Altus Air Force Base">Altus Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>, to Donaldson. The 63d flew the longer-range C-124 "Globemaster II" and became the host unit at Donaldson AFB until its closure in 1963. Its attached units consisted of: </p> <ul><li>Groups</li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/61st_Air_Base_Wing" title="61st Air Base Wing">61st Troop Carrier</a> (25 August 1954 − 8 October 1959)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/63d_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="63d Airlift Wing">63d Troop Carrier</a> (15 October 1953 − 18 January 1963)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/64th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="64th Air Expeditionary Group">64th Troop Carrier</a> (15 October 1953 − 15 February 1954)</dd></dl> <ul><li>Squadrons</li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/9th_Airlift_Squadron" title="9th Airlift Squadron">9th Troop Carrier</a> (1953–1957)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/15th_Airlift_Squadron" title="15th Airlift Squadron">15th Troop Carrier</a> (1954–1963)</dd> <dd>52d Troop Carrier (1953–1957)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/309th_Airlift_Squadron" title="309th Airlift Squadron">309th Troop Carrier</a> (1954–1956)</dd></dl> <p>The 63d TCW participated in maneuvers, exercises and the airlift of personnel and cargo to many points throughout the world, it helped evacuate Hungarian refugees, supported the construction of the eastern mission test range, and the Distant Early Warning Line sites in the Arctic. </p><p>The next year, the <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth Air Force</a> C-119s from the <a href="/wiki/483d_Composite_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="483d Composite Wing">483rd Troop Carrier Wing</a>; flown by civilian crews employed by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a> <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Transport" title="Civil Air Transport">Civil Air Transport</a> airdropped supplies to besieged French paratroops at <a href="/wiki/Dien_Bien_Phu" class="mw-redirect" title="Dien Bien Phu">Dien Bien Phu</a>. Some 483rd personnel flew missions in an unofficial capacity, some of whom would play key roles in the troop carrier mission in later years. After the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu" title="Battle of Dien Bien Phu">Battle of Dien Bien Phu</a>, 374th TCW and TAC C-124s airlifted wounded French soldiers out of <a href="/wiki/Indochina" class="mw-redirect" title="Indochina">Indochina</a> to Japan. </p><p>Throughout the mid-1950s, Donaldson Air Force Base supported USAF troop carrier participation in joint operations training. Eighteenth Air Force squadrons took part in joint exercises and provided support for airborne paratroop training. Additional endeavors were implemented to improve communications capabilities and to include AF medical air evacuation in joint exercises. Airlift support was provided to other USAF major commands and to other Tactical Air Command (TAC) organizations. </p><p>Two helicopter squadrons, the 21st and 54th, flying the <a href="/wiki/Piasecki_H-21" title="Piasecki H-21">Piasecki H-21</a>, were assigned to the Eighteenth Air Force in 1956 and 1957. Their mission was for the purpose of providing the US Army with air support in a fashion similar to the TAC Troop Carrier Squadrons. The Army, however, declined all support from the Air Force helicopters, and the 21st/54th Helicopter Squadron turned to flying airlift support, search and recovery missions, and also cooperated with a communications group in an experiment to lay communications lines by helicopter. Prior to inactivation, the unit flew photo, airlift, and radiological survey missions during <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_testing" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear testing">atomic testing</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site" title="Nevada Test Site">Nevada Test Site</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_Air_Transport_Service">Military Air Transport Service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Military Air Transport Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A realignment of Troop Carrier forces in 1957 led to the Eighteenth Air Force's C-124 wings being reassigned to the <a href="/wiki/Military_Air_Transport_Service" title="Military Air Transport Service">Military Air Transport Service</a> (MATS). The command's headquarters was also moved to <a href="/wiki/Connally_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Connally AFB">Connally AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> on 1 September 1957 when Donaldson AFB was turned over to MATS along with the C-124s and 63d TCW assigned there. </p><p>MATS C-124s from Donaldson flew the large aircraft all over the globe. Large hangars and expansive ramps were constructed to support these sizeable machines; the base became known as the "Troop Carrier Capital of the World". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1958_Lebanon_crisis">1958 Lebanon crisis</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1958 Lebanon crisis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dafb-63dtcw-c124-lebanon-1958.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Dafb-63dtcw-c124-lebanon-1958.jpg/220px-Dafb-63dtcw-c124-lebanon-1958.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Dafb-63dtcw-c124-lebanon-1958.jpg/330px-Dafb-63dtcw-c124-lebanon-1958.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Dafb-63dtcw-c124-lebanon-1958.jpg/440px-Dafb-63dtcw-c124-lebanon-1958.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1006" data-file-height="635" /></a><figcaption>C-124 on the ramp at Beirut Airport, Lebanon, 1958</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dafb-c-124-f-104-1958.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Dafb-c-124-f-104-1958.jpg/220px-Dafb-c-124-f-104-1958.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Dafb-c-124-f-104-1958.jpg/330px-Dafb-c-124-f-104-1958.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Dafb-c-124-f-104-1958.jpg/440px-Dafb-c-124-f-104-1958.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1006" data-file-height="633" /></a><figcaption>C-124 at Hamilton AFB, California being prepared to load a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter being transported to Formosa, 1958</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1958 the <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Eisenhower Administration</a> received an urgent call for assistance from the Middle East. The government of <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> was being threatened with attack. Sorely needed troops and supplies had to be airlifted to Lebanon as soon as possible, and it also had to be done without public knowledge, so as not to inform a possible enemy of the deployment of US troops. A task force of 36 MATS C-124s, with a significant number from the 63d TCW based at Donaldson were dispatched from the United States to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany to assist in the airlift, deploying Army and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine</a> units along with their weapons and equipment to <a href="/wiki/Beirut" title="Beirut">Beirut</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1958_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis">1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also in 1958 the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Communist">Chinese Communists</a> were shelling <a href="/wiki/Quemoy" class="mw-redirect" title="Quemoy">Quemoy</a> and threatening <a href="/wiki/Matsu_Islands" title="Matsu Islands">Matsu</a>. These tiny islands in the <a href="/wiki/Straits_of_Formosa" class="mw-redirect" title="Straits of Formosa">Straits of Formosa</a> are the closest <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Chinese" class="mw-redirect" title="Nationalist Chinese">Nationalist Chinese</a> territory to the mainland of China. By using heavy artillery fire, the Communists appeared to be softening up the islands in preparation for invasion. <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> was ordered to organize and send a Composite Air Strike Force to <a href="/wiki/Formosa" class="mw-redirect" title="Formosa">Formosa</a> (now Taiwan). C-124s, some from the 63d TCW at Donaldson, transported <a href="/wiki/F-104_Starfighter" class="mw-redirect" title="F-104 Starfighter">F-104 Starfighter</a> aircraft from <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton AFB">Hamilton AFB</a>, California along with their pilots, ground crews, and maintenance equipment and delivered them intact to <a href="/wiki/Ching_Chuan_Kang_Air_Base" title="Ching Chuan Kang Air Base">Ching Chuan Kang Air Base</a>. This operation marked a historical milestone as it was the first time that a complete operational Air Force squadron was airlifted in a single-package operation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Congo_Crisis">Congo Crisis</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Congo Crisis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the Congo Crisis in 1962, the 63d TCW deployed C-124s to fly United Nations troops and their equipment to central Africa. In addition to the troops, the aircraft also airlifted badly needed food to the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_(Leopoldville)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville)">Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville)</a>. In the initial phase of the airlift, MATS C-124s carried more than 4,000 troops from five different nations, in addition to thousands of tons of food and equipment. Included in these shipments flown in by MATS were such items as communications facilities, maintenance equipment, helicopters, liaison planes, and even complete mess halls. At some points the airlift was a two-way shuttle − ferrying in UN soldiers and flying out returning <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgian</a> troops, or UN troops that had been replaced, to their homelands. MATS also made emergency trips, flying the 663 nautical miles (1,228 km) from <a href="/wiki/Kinshasa" title="Kinshasa">Leopoldville</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kisangani" title="Kisangani">Stanleyville</a>, and back, to rescue threatened refugees. C-124s flying to and from utilized the <a href="/wiki/USAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="USAFE">USAFE</a> base at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ch%C3%A2teauroux-D%C3%A9ols_Air_Base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Châteauroux-Déols Air Base (page does not exist)">Châteauroux</a>, France as a transshipment point for cargo arriving from the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Laotian_Civil_War">Laotian Civil War</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Laotian Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1962, <a href="/wiki/Communist" class="mw-redirect" title="Communist">communist</a> guerrillas in <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a> had driven the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Lao_Army" title="Royal Lao Army">Royal Lao Army</a> before them and had captured two important cities. Now they were pushing toward the <a href="/wiki/Mekong_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Mekong River">Mekong River</a> which separates Laos from <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>. The United States, under the terms of the <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization" title="Southeast Asia Treaty Organization">Southeast Asia Treaty Organization</a>, was meeting its defense obligations to Thailand. MATS C-124s were deployed to <a href="/wiki/Don_Muang_Royal_Thai_Air_Force_Base" title="Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base">Don Muang Airport</a> near <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>. 63d TCW heavy air transports were taking off every fifteen minutes from Don Muang to <a href="/wiki/Udon_Thani_International_Airport" title="Udon Thani International Airport">Udon RTAFB</a> carrying Thai and United States Marines with their equipment some 300 miles (480 km) to the northeast to "show the flag", as well as put an armed force along the Mekong River. The Communist guerrilla forces did not cross the Mekong. </p><p>This was the first large-scale landing of US combat troops and the first in Southeast Asia since the Korean War, and foreshadowed the large United States presence in Southeast Asia in the coming years during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Closure">Closure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 1962, the Air Force announced plans to close the base permanently due to budget reductions. Donaldson AFB was declared surplus in 1963 and steps were taken to deed the property back to the City and County of Greenville. In January 1963, the 63d Troop Carrier Wing was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Army_Airfield" title="Hunter Army Airfield">Hunter Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> and Donaldson AFB was deactivated for the last time. Under the terms of an earlier reversionary clause, the entire 2,600 acres (11 km<sup>2</sup>) were offered "as is". The City and County accepted the offer, and took title of the facilities on 25 January 1963. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The facilities and land of the former Donaldson AFB were returned to the City and County of Greenville and were renamed <b><a href="/wiki/Donaldson_Center_Airport" title="Donaldson Center Airport">Donaldson Center Airport</a></b>. Among the over 75 tenants of the industrial air park are <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin" title="Lockheed Martin">Lockheed Martin</a>; which services USAF, USN and USMC <a href="/wiki/C-130" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130">C-130s</a> and USN <a href="/wiki/P-3_Orion" class="mw-redirect" title="P-3 Orion">P-3s</a> there; <a href="/wiki/Stevens_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Stevens Aviation">Stevens Aviation</a> (a 1950 spinoff of <a href="/wiki/WestPoint_Home" title="WestPoint Home">J.P. Stevens Company</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>); <a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a>; Alan Pittman Race Cars (a fabricator of <a href="/wiki/Pro_Modified" title="Pro Modified">Pro Modified</a> cars); the <a href="/wiki/Greenville_County,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville County, South Carolina">Greenville County</a> Sheriff's Office Southern Area Command (SAC) and facilities supporting the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_component_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States">U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps Reserves</a>. </p><p>Donaldson's presence also led to the establishment of Greenville's first restaurant serving <a href="/wiki/Pizza" title="Pizza">pizza</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-caprisitalian_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-caprisitalian-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Julius N. Capri of <a href="/wiki/Altoona,_Pennsylvania" title="Altoona, Pennsylvania">Altoona, Pennsylvania</a> was stationed at Greenville Army Air Base in 1944, and placed in charge of its civilian mechanics. After World War II, Capri's family opened the first of what later became several Italian restaurants near the base on Augusta Road. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aviacionavion.png/28px-Aviacionavion.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aviacionavion.png/42px-Aviacionavion.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aviacionavion.png/56px-Aviacionavion.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1600" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Aviation" title="Portal:Aviation">Aviation portal</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_World_War_II_Army_Airfields" title="South Carolina World War II Army Airfields">South Carolina World War II Army Airfields</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_Air_Force_Base&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Explanatory notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Greenville Air Force Base, South Carolina should not be confused with <a href="/wiki/Greenville_Air_Force_Base_(Mississippi)" title="Greenville Air Force Base (Mississippi)">Greenville Air Force Base, Mississippi</a>. That base opened as Greenville Army Air <i>Field</i> in 1941 as a gunnery training field. It closed after the end of World War II, but was reactivated in February 1951 as Greenville Air Force Base, closing in October 1966.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dt>Citations</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 40em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Historic plaque, Donaldson Center, Greenville, South Carolina, erected by the Donaldson Development Commission, 2004</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The National Cyclopedia of American Biography</i>, vol. 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Flying Training Wing">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Airlift Wing">15th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Fighter_Wing" title="20th Fighter Wing">20th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23d_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="23d Wing">23d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Wing" title="27th Special Operations Wing">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32d_Air_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="32d Air Operations Group">32d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33d_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="33d Fighter Wing">33d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Training_Wing" title="37th Training Wing">37th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Space_Wing" title="50th Space Wing">50th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Fighter_Wing" title="56th Fighter Wing">56th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/312th_Fighter_Wing" title="312th Fighter Wing">312th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/323d_Flying_Training_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="323d Flying 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href="/wiki/75th_Air_Base_Wing" title="75th Air Base Wing">75th TRW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85th_Group" title="85th Group">85th TFTW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/317th_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="317th Airlift Wing">317th TAW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/363d_Flying_Training_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="363d Flying Training Group">363d TRW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/405th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="405th Air Expeditionary Wing">405th TFTW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/461st_Tactical_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="461st Tactical Bombardment Wing">461st TBW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4505th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="4505th Air Refueling Wing">4505th ARW</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Major_bases_and_units_of_Tactical_Air_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Major bases and units of Tactical Air Command">Former<br />bases</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Active<br />(MAJCOM)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altus_Air_Force_Base" title="Altus Air Force Base">Altus</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_City-Base" title="Brooks City-Base">Brooks</a> (AFMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannon_Air_Force_Base" title="Cannon Air Force Base">Cannon</a> (AFSOC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Air_Force_Base" title="Charleston Air Force Base">Charleston</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creech_Air_Force_Base" title="Creech Air Force Base">Creech</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davis%E2%80%93Monthan_Air_Force_Base" title="Davis–Monthan Air Force Base">Davis–Monthan (ACC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover_Air_Force_Base" title="Dover Air Force Base">Dover</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess_Air_Force_Base" title="Dyess Air Force Base">Dyess</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eglin_Air_Force_Base" title="Eglin Air Force Base">Eglin</a> (AFMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_Air_Force_Base" title="Hill Air Force Base">Hill</a> (AMFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holloman_Air_Force_Base" title="Holloman Air Force Base">Holloman</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurlburt_Field" title="Hurlburt Field">Hurlburt Field</a> (AFSOC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langley_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Langley Field">Langley</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Air_Force_Base" title="Little Rock Air Force Base">Little Rock</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Air_Force_Base" title="Luke Air Force Base">Luke</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McChord_Field" title="McChord Field">McChord</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConnell_Air_Force_Base" title="McConnell Air Force Base">McConnell</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moody_Air_Force_Base" title="Moody Air Force Base">Moody</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Home_Air_Force_Base" title="Mountain Home Air Force Base">Mountain Home</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_Field" title="Pope Field">Pope</a> (AMC) <a href="/wiki/Seymour_Johnson_Air_Force_Base" title="Seymour Johnson Air Force Base">Seymour Johnson</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base" title="Shaw Air Force Base">Shaw</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonopah_Test_Range_Airport" title="Tonopah Test Range Airport">Tonopah</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base" title="Tyndall Air Force Base">Tyndall</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiteman_Air_Force_Base" title="Whiteman Air Force Base">Whiteman</a> (ACC)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Inactive</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bergstrom_Air_Force_Base" title="Bergstrom Air Force Base">Bergstrom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eaker_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Eaker Air Force Base">Blythville</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Donaldson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Air_Force_Base" title="England Air Force Base">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Forbes Field Air National Guard Base">Forbes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Air_Force_Base" title="George Air Force Base">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Air_Force_Base" title="Howard Air Force Base">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenier_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Grenier Air Force Base">Grenier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Air_Force_Base" title="Myrtle Beach Air Force Base">Myrtle Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando Air Force Base">Orlando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sewart_Air_Force_Base" title="Sewart Air Force Base">Sewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turner_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Air Force Base">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williams_Air_Force_Base" title="Williams Air Force Base">Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Inactive,<br />but with a military presence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grissom_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Grissom Air Reserve Base">Bunker Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biggs_Army_Airfield" title="Biggs Army Airfield">Biggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Bangor Air National Guard Base">Dow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godman_Army_Airfield" title="Godman Army Airfield">Godman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homestead_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Homestead Air Reserve Base">Homestead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base">Lockbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_Air_Reserve_Base" title="March Air Reserve Base">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otis_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Otis Air National Guard Base">Otis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider" title="Douglas A-1 Skyraider">A-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">A-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II" title="Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II">A-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-37_Tweet" title="Cessna T-37 Tweet">A-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_AC-47_Spooky" title="Douglas AC-47 Spooky">AC-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119" title="Fairchild AC-119">AC-119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130" title="Lockheed AC-130">AC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-26_Invader" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas B-26 Invader">B-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra" title="Martin B-57 Canberra">B-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-66_Destroyer" title="Douglas B-66 Destroyer">B-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C-7_Caribou" 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Phantom II">F-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F-5_Tiger" class="mw-redirect" title="F-5 Tiger">F-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">F-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">F-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-80_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star">F-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">F-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderstreak" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic F-84 Thunderstreak">F-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" 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style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Wings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/25th_Anti-Submarine_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="25th Anti-Submarine Wing">25th Antisubmarine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="50th Air Division">50th Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52d_Troop_Carrier_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)">52d Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53d_Troop_Carrier_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)">53d Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_Troop_Carrier_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="60th Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)">60th Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Troop_Carrier_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="61st Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)">61st Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/323d_Air_Division" title="323d Air Division">Boston Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Fighter_Wing" title="New York Fighter Wing">New York Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Fighter_Wing" title="Norfolk Fighter Wing">Norfolk Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Fighter_Wing" title="Philadelphia Fighter Wing">Philadelphia Fighter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Bombardment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="2d Operations Group">2d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="13th Bombardment Group">13th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Operations Group">22d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Training_Wing" title="34th Training Wing">34th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="43d Operations Group">43d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="45th Bombardment Group">45th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/301st_Operations_Group" title="301st Operations Group">301st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/302d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="302d Operations Group">302d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/400th_Bombardment_Group" title="400th Bombardment Group">400th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/402d_Fighter-Day_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="402d Fighter-Day Group">402d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/455th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="455th Air Expeditionary Wing">455th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/459th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="459th Air Refueling Wing">459th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/460th_Space_Wing" title="460th Space Wing">460th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/471st_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="471st Bombardment Group">471st Bombardment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Combat Cargo</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/512th_Operations_Group" title="512th Operations Group">1st Combat Cargo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2d_Combat_Cargo_Group" title="2d Combat Cargo Group">2d Combat Cargo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Combat_Cargo_Group" title="4th Combat Cargo Group">4th Combat Cargo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/8th_Operations_Group" title="8th Operations Group">8th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Operations_Group" title="31st Operations Group">31st Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="33d Operations Group">33d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Operations Group">52d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Operations_Group" title="56th Operations Group">56th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Operations_Group" title="57th Operations Group">57th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_Operations_Group" title="58th Operations Group">58th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Medical_Wing" title="59th Medical Wing">59th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="79th Fighter Group">79th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/80th_Flying_Training_Wing" title="80th Flying Training Wing">80th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/83d_Fighter-Day_Group" title="83d Fighter-Day Group">83d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/87th_Troop_Carrier_Group" title="87th Troop Carrier Group">87th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/324th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="324th Fighter Group">324th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/325th_Operations_Group" title="325th Operations Group">325th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/326th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="326th Fighter Group">326th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/327th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="327th Fighter Group">327th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/332d_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="332d Fighter Group">332d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/348th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="348th Fighter Group">348th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/352d_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="352d Fighter Group">352d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/353d_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="353d Fighter Group">353d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/355th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="355th Fighter Wing">355th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/356th_Fighter_Group" title="356th Fighter Group">356th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/358th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="358th Fighter Group">358th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/359th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="359th Fighter Group">359th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/361st_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="361st Fighter Group">361st Fighter</a></li> 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