463 Airlift Group History
Lineage
Established as 463 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 1 Dec 1952. Activated on 16 Jan
1953. Redesignated: 463 Troop Carrier Wing, Assault on 1 Oct 1962; 463 Troop Carrier
Wing, Medium on 15 May 1965; 463 Troop Carrier Wing on 8 Dec 1965; 463 Tactical Airlift
Wing on 1 Aug 1967. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1971. Activated on 1 Jun 1972. Redesignated
463 Airlift Wing on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1993. Redesignated 463 Airlift
Group on 31 Mar 1997. Activated on 1 Apr 1997.
Stations
Memphis Muni Aprt, TN, 16 Jan 1953; Ardmore AFB, OK, 1 Sep 1953; Sewart AFB, TN,
15 Jan 1959; Langley AFB, VA, 1 Jul 1963-22 Nov 1965; Mactan Isle AFld, Philippines,
23 Nov 1965; Clark AB, Philippines, 15 Jul 1968-31 Dec 1971. Dyess AFB, TX, 1 Jun
1972-1 Oct 1993. Little Rock AFB, AR, 1 Apr 1997-.
Go to the AFHRA
Research Division 463 Airlift Group page for more information.
17 Apr 04