West Coast Wing, Air Transport Command

The ATC West Coast Wing operated a transport route from Gray Army Airfield, Washington to Elmendorf Army Airfield, Alaska Territory during World War II.

The route initially operated along the Northwest Pacific Coast providing supplies and equipment to support Eleventh Air Force and United States Army Alaskan Defense Command ground tactical units during the Aleutian Campaign.

The wing was initially headquartered at Boeing Field, Washington as part of Ferrying Command, Northwest Sector.

The introduction of long-distance transports after the war made most intermediate stops redundant and the wing was inactivated in 1946, responsibility for transport to Alaska being taken over by the ATC Pacific Division.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency