52d Troop Carrier Wing The 52d Troop Carrier Wing ( 52 TCW ) is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force . It was last assigned to the New York Air National Guard ( NY ANG ) as the 52d Fighter Wing , being stationed at Westchester County Airport , New York . It was inactivated on 31 October 1950 and the unit designation withdrawn and returned to the Air Force by the National Guard Bureau . It was disbanded on 15 June 1983 . History . World War II . The wing was established and activated as an airlift unit , the 52d Transport Wing on 15 June 1942 . It was a major training organization for I Troop Carrier Command , from 1942 to 1943 , training subordinate units in the United States prior to overseas deployment . The wing deployed to North Africa in 1943 and was assigned to Twelfth Air Force . its units subsequently engaged in combat operations , supporting Fifth Army units in the North African and Tunisian Campaigns . The wing ' s five groups also carried Army parachutists and towed gliders during Operation Husky . It provided supply transportation during the subsequent Italian Campaign during the balance of 1943 The wing was reassigned to Ninth Air Force and moved to England during February 1944 . Its subordinate units began training for the invasion of continental Europe . This training involved airdropping paratroopers and towing gliders . Groups present for the invasion training were the 61st Troop Carrier Group , 313th Troop Carrier Group , 314th Troop Carrier Group , 315th Troop Carrier Group , 316th Troop Carrier Group , 349th Troop Carrier Group , and 434th Troop Carrier Group . In June 1944 , subordinate units of the wing dropped paratroopers in Normandy , subsequently flying numerous missions to bring in reinforcements and needed supplies . During the airborne attack on the Netherlands ( Operation Market Garden ) , in September 1944 , the 50th dropped paratroops , towed gliders , and flew resupply missions . Several of its subordinate units also participated in the invasion of southern France in August 1944 . The 50th supported the 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge by towing gliders full of supplies near Bastogne on 27 December 1944 . In addition , its units participated in Operation Varsity , the air assault across the Rhine River in early 1945 and later flew numerous aerial resupply and casualty evacuation flights of wounded personnel as well as theater troop transport operations . It operated until V - E Day , then returned to the United States until inactivation in 1946 . New York Air National Guard . The wartime 52d Troop Carrier Wing was allotted to the New York Air National Guard , on 28 August 1946 . It was re - designated as the 52d Fighter Wing and organized at Westchester County Airport , New York , being extended federal recognition on 3 October 1947 by the National Guard Bureau . It was a command and control organization , controlling one bombardment group at Floyd Bennett Field , Brooklyn and a fighter group at Niagara Falls International Airport . The wing also controlled Air National Guard units in New Jersey and Delaware . At the end of October 1950 , the ANG converted to the wing - base ( Hobson Plan ) organization . As a result , the wing was inactivated on 31 October 1950 and the allocation was withdrawn from the New York ANG . The 106th Bombardment Wing at Brooklyn , and 107th Fighter Wing at Niagara Falls formed and were simultaneously allotted to the NY ANG and activated to replace the 52d , reporting directly to the New York National Guard Adjutant General in Albany . The NY ANG 52d Fighter Wing should not be confused with the 52d Fighter Wing first activated in June 1948 and currently active .