page_title: 169th Airlift Squadron
section_title: Korean War mobilization
hierarchical_section_title: 169th Airlift Squadron / History / Illinois Air National Guard / Korean War mobilization
caption_attribution_description: English: 169th Fighter Squadron - North American F-51H-10-NA Mustang 44-64661
context_page_description: The 169th Airlift Squadron is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard 182d Airlift Wing located at Peoria Air National Guard Base, Peoria, Illinois. The 169th is equipped with the C-130H3 Hercules.
context_section_description: In February 1951. The unit was ordered to active service on 1 April 1951 as a result of the Korean War. The unit was initially assigned to Tactical Air Command at Langley AFB, Virginia.
  The wing moved to Bordeaux-Merignac Air Base, France with the first elements arriving in November 1951. The unit was assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe. By 10 November, Bordeaux was considered an operational base and was assigned to the 12th Air Force.
  At Bordeaux, the aircraft were marked in Black/Yellow/Red, and it flew B-26's for training and maneuvers and stayed at Bordeaux AB until being transferred Laon-Couvron Air Base, France on 25 May 1952 where it remained for the balance of the year.  The 169th was relieved from active duty and transferred, without personnel and equipment, back to the control of the Illinois ANG on 1 January 1953.
caption: 169th Fighter Squadron – North American F-51H-10-NA Mustang 44-64661
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