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311th Air Division

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reduced 1949 defense budget which required reductions in the number of units in the Air Force. Forbes Air Force Base (the new name for Topeka Air Force Base) was scheduled to close and the 55th Wing there was to inactivate. Mountain Home Air Force Base was also on the closure list and the 5th Wing
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The May 1949 Air Force Reserve program called for a new type of unit, the Corollary unit, which was a reserve unit integrated with an active duty unit. It was viewed as the best method to train reservists by mixing them with an existing regular unit to perform duties alongside the regular unit. In
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Upon this reorganization, the wing became SAC's primary reconnaissance organization. Although postwar reductions had resulted in the inactivation or reassignment of a number of the wing's original squadrons, the wing briefly assumed responsibility for the Army Air Forces' weather reconnaissance
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The division's mission was to develop, test, and improve the equipment, tactics and techniques of strategic reconnaissance; to train replacement aircrews for SAC and overseas commands. It produced target charts, maps and related materials for SAC. As the headquarters for Aeronautical Charting
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Like the 19th Squadron, the headquarters of the 91st Photographic Mapping Squadron remained in the United States. However, the squadron's flights were involved with mapping operations in South America and it maintained flights in
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The 19th Photographic Charting Squadron headquarters remained in the United States. However, its air echelon was located in Egypt until January 1945. In May 1945, the squadron's air echelon moved to
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1st Photographic Charting Squadron (later 1st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron; 1st Reconnaissance Squadron): 5 October–10 November 1944; 4 October 1945 – 3 February 1947 (attached to
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performing mapping and charting functions in the US and in overseas theaters. In October 1944, the two groups were disbanded, and their squadrons were assigned directly to the 311th Wing.
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in the spring of 1946. The 311th Reconnaissance Wing became part of Strategic Air Command (SAC) in this realignment. The wing and the units still assigned to it moved to
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In July 1945, the wing and its mapping squadrons replaced "Photographic" in their names with "Reconnaissance", reflecting the fact that its deployed units performed
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36th AAF Base Unit (Headquarters, Aeronautical Charting Service) (later 36th AAF Base Unit , Headquarters, Aeronautical Charting Service), May 47 – 1 November 1949
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2d Photographic Charting Squadron(later 2d Reconnaissance Squadron): 5 October 1944 – 31 March 1946 (attached to Far East Air Forces after c. 20 October 1944)
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The 4th Photographic Charting Squadron also deployed to the Southwest Pacific and was attached to headquarters there until it was inactivated in April 1946.
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missions for overseas headquarters in addition to the mapping and charting missions they were deployed to perform. The Army Air Forces had formed
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in the Philippines. It moved in stages, and two of its squadrons were temporarily assigned directly to the division in April 1949. Maurer,
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91st Photographic Mapping Squadron (later 91st Photographic Charting Squadron, 91st Reconnaissance Squadron): 5 October 1944 – 26 August 1946
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Although it remained assigned to the wing until 1947, the 2d Photographic Charting Squadron was already in the process of deploying to the
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3d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (later 3d Reconnaissance Squadron; 53d Reconnaissance Squadron): c. 15 February 1945 – 13 March 1946
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In 1947, the wing was assigned groups for the first time since the 1st and 11th Groups were disbanded in 1944. In February, the
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19th Photographic Charting Squadron (later 19th Reconnaissance Squadron): 5 October 1944 – 15 December 1945 (attached to
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4th Photographic Charting Squadron (later 4th Reconnaissance Squadron): 5 October 1944 – 14 April 1946 (attached to
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Markus, Rita M.; Halbeisen, MSG Nicholas F.; Fuller, John F. (1987). Matthews, James K.; Gustin, Joylyn I. (eds.).
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12th Photographic Technical Squadron (later 9th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron): 19 July 1948 – 1 June 1949
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was scheduled to merge its operations with the 9th Wing at Fairfield-Suisun. McGuire was transferred to
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Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982
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2d Combat Camera Unit: 1 June 1949 – 26 September 1949 (attached to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing)
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Following the end of World War II, The Army Air Forces reorganized its combat forces into Strategic,
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1st Motion Picture Unit (later 4201st Motion Picture Squadron): by 15 March 1948 – 1 November 1949
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in February 1945. The 1st was inactivated in late 1945, but at that time the wing added the
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The 6th Photographic Squadron, which was a photographic compilation unit located at
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Service, it was responsible for targeting charts and maps, in particular for SAC.
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This wing was active in the Pacific from 1944 to 1948 and is not related to the
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Two former B-29 bombardment squadrons assigned to SAC bombardment groups, the
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Topeka Air Force Base (later Forbes Air Force Base), Kansas, c. 20 July 1948
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54th Reconnaissance Squadron: 27 November 1945 – 13 March 1946 (attached to
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16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron: 16 December 1947 – 1 June 1949
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Through April 1948, the bulk of the division's assets were involved with
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The 9th Wing was newly activated, but the 5th Wing was reassigned from
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4203d Photographic Technical Squadron: 23 August 1948 – 1 November 1949
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Components in 311th Air Division Factsheet, except as otherwise noted.
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91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing: 10 November 1948 – 1 November 1949
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Continental Air Forces (later Strategic Air Command), 13 December 1945
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10th Photographic Technical Squadron: c. August 1947 – 23 August 1948
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11th Photographic Technical Unit: 5 October 1944 – c. 23 August 1948
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was activated at MacDill and assigned to the wing. In October, the
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12th Photographic Technical Unit: c. April 1946 – c. 23 August 1948
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2d Photographic Technical Squadron: 14 April 1946 – 19 August 1946
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55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing: 19 July 1948 – 14 October 1949
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59th Reconnaissance Squadron: c. 11 December 1945 – 13 March 1946
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headquarters with no permanently assigned units. In March, the
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in December 1944 as an intermediate headquarters for its four
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The 1st Photographic Charting Squadron was soon reassigned to
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7th Photographic Technical Unit: 5 October 1944 – 1 July 1949
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1st Weather Reconnaissance Squadron: 9 Feb – 21 December 1945
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4201st Motion Picture Squadron (see 1st Motion Picture Unit)
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91st Reconnaissance Group: 1 October 1947 – 10 November 1948
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66th Strategic Reconnaissance Group: 27 June–1 November 1949
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The 311th first came into existence in February 1944 as the
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6th Photographic Squadron: 5 October 1944 – 1 January 1945
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55th Reconnaissance Group: 24 February 1947 – 19 July 1948
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June 1949, the division added the responsibility to train
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Reconnaissance units of the United States Army Air Forces
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Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems
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16th Photographic Squadron: 5 October 1944 – 1 June 1947
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and under the operational control of other headquarters.
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Strategic Air Command, 31 March 1947 – 1 November 1949.
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4205th Air Base Group: 12 December 1948 – 16 July 1949
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Aeronautical Charting Service (see 36th AAF Base Unit)
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The flying squadrons transferred to the wing were the
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55th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1 January–13 March 1946
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and its 55th and 91st Groups now reported to the new
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In 1947, the Air Force began to experiment with the
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Reconnaissance units of the United States Air Force
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United States military aircraft designation systems
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7th Geodetic Control Squadron: 14 April 1946 – 1946
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Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. 1771:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II 1139:"Combat Chronology of the USAAF: February 1945" 1569: 1567: 1565: 1251: 1249: 1247: 878:Bolling Field, Washington, DC, 1 February 1944 680:1st Photographic Group: 5 March–5 October 1944 1903: 1421:"Abstract, History 311 Air Division Jun 1948" 1377:"Abstract, History 311 Air Division Apr 1948" 1371: 1369: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1309: 1307: 1024: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1016: 1014: 1012: 683:5th Reconnaissance Group: 26 May–16 July 1949 8: 4369:Air divisions of the United States Air Force 1821:. Apopka, FL: Battermix Publishing Company. 1607:"Factsheet 2 Combat Camera Squadron (AFPAA)" 1267: 1265: 1233: 1231: 1224:Strategic Air Command Organizational History 1162: 1160: 1071: 1069: 1010: 1008: 1006: 1004: 1002: 1000: 998: 996: 994: 992: 899:, Louisiana, c. 28 October – 1 November 1949 881:Buckley Field, Colorado, c. 24 November 1944 390:units. This began with the transfer of the 279:the entire time it was assigned to the wing. 2474:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom 1812:. Apopka, FL: Battermix Publishing Company. 1710:Air Weather Service: Our Heritage 1937-1987 1119: 1117: 1103: 1101: 1087: 1085: 1055: 1053: 1051: 793:: attached 21 November 1944 – 12 April 1945 136:organization. Its last assignment was with 3867: 3681: 3393: 2911: 2678: 2633: 2293: 1950: 1937: 1910: 1896: 1888: 530:Despite adding two new wings in 1949, the 576:, Mapping and Charting on 31 January 1944 179:and was assigned to nearby Headquarters, 3321:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical 884:MacDill Field, Florida, c. 17 April 1946 426:and these units were transferred to it. 410:, Very Long Range, Weather on Guam from 4384:1944 establishments in Washington, D.C. 3162:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter) 988: 944: 448:, which had been recently activated at 1810:Genealogy of the Strategic Air Command 1739:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 1716:. Scott AFB, IL: Air Weather Service. 1609:. Air Force Historical Research Agency 813:31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 807:20th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 563:, which was simultaneously activated. 28: 1605:Robertson, Patsy (10 February 2010). 832:72d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 727:1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 44:72d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 7: 4339:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery 4334: 1640:Air Force Historical Research Agency 1348:Ravenstein, Explanatory Notes, p. 10 1141:. Rutgers University. Archived from 301:until inactivating in December 1945. 232:19th Photographic Charting Squadrons 4389:1949 disestablishments in Louisiana 822:8 December 1945 – 28 February 1946) 521:66th Strategic Reconnaissance Group 482:91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wings 396:3d Weather Reconnaissance Squadrons 385:Aerial photography of nuclear test 244:91st Photographic Mapping Squadron 25: 662:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 656:5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 595:, Reconnaissance on 16 April 1948 540:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 532:5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 371:89th Reconnaissance Training Wing 183:. Initially, the wing acted as a 4333: 4153:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 3981:North American F-82 Twin Mustang 2620: 1918: 1634: This article incorporates 1629: 760:.22 October 1945 –14 April 1946) 203:, Florida, were assigned to the 118:American Theater of World War II 88: 70: 37: 4001:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 3925:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 3289:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile) 1865:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 1220:Strategic Air Command Genealogy 544:Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base 1676:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978). 605:Inactivated on 1 November 1949 456:and HIRAN navigation systems. 1: 4221:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 3840:91st Strategic Reconnaissance 3316:55th Strategic Reconnaissance 3311:26th Strategic Reconnaissance 1768:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) . 1736:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) . 616:United States Army Air Forces 555:, and the 91st Wing moved to 435:10th Reconnaissance Squadrons 408:55th Reconnaissance Squadrons 4226:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 4158:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter 3986:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 3306:6th Strategic Reconnaissance 1646:Cantwell, Gerald T. (1997). 1030:"Factsheet 311 Air Division" 791:16th Reconnaissance Squadron 776:10th Reconnaissance Squadron 581:Activated on 1 February 1944 536:Mountain Home Air Force Base 416:59th Reconnaissance Squadron 295:Boeing F-9 Flying Fortresses 258:and began to train with the 4211:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter 3900:North American B-45 Tornado 3885:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit 770:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 495:, nuclear weapons tests at 418:, Long Range, Weather from 311:, Peru until 1944, then at 240:16th Photographic Squadrons 4405: 4173:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 4143:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress 3996:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger 3976:North American F-2 Mustang 3915:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 803:, 15 May–15 November 1945) 4347: 4236:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter 3991:North American F-86 Sabre 3910:Boeing B-50 Superfortress 3890:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 2618: 2321:Calumet Air Force Station 1817:Mixer, Ronald E. (2006). 1808:Mixer, Ronald E. (1999). 1586:. Air Force History Index 1538:. Air Force History Index 1516:. Air Force History Index 1494:. Air Force History Index 1423:. Air Force History Index 1401:. Combat Air Museum. 2008 1379:. Air Force History Index 815:: 1 April-l November 1949 809:: 21 July–1 November 1949 658:: 16 July–1 November 1949 586:311th Reconnaissance Wing 519:to its mission, when the 446:91st Reconnaissance Group 442:55th Reconnaissance Group 273:Southwest Pacific Theater 260:Boeing F-13 Superfortress 36: 18:311th Reconnaissance Wing 4100:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 1834:Mueller, Robert (1989). 897:Barksdale Air Force Base 754:6th Reconnaissance Group 689:: 5 March–5 October 1944 557:Barksdale Air Force Base 466:wing base reorganization 142:Barksdale Air Force Base 4231:Convair C-131 Samaritan 3895:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1472:Ravenstein, pp. 152-153 1357:Ravenstein, pp. 88, 126 916:Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan 687:11th Photographic Group 664:: 1 May–1 November 1949 574:311th Photographic Wing 553:Continental Air Command 352:I Troop Carrier Command 197:11th Photographic Group 169:311th Photographic Wing 163:reconnaissance aircraft 146:311th Photographic Wing 134:United States Air Force 96:United States Air Force 4201:Douglas C-54 Skymaster 4168:Lockheed Martin KC-130 4115:Martin RB-57D Canberra 1636:public domain material 1481:Ravenstein, p. 264-265 974:308th Bombardment Wing 963:, pp. 152-153, 264-265 834:: 1 April–28 June 1949 758:308th Bombardment Wing 750:4th Photographic Group 525:McGuire Air Force Base 511:operations in Berlin. 472:. The wing became the 450:McGuire Air Force Base 386: 344:Continental Air Forces 189:1st Photographic Group 164: 4206:Fairchild C-82 Packet 4196:Douglas C-47 Skytrain 3905:Boeing B-47 Stratojet 1924:Strategic Air Command 1339:Ravenstain, pp. 88-90 746:Thirteenth Air Forcec 715:to 10 December 1945, 501:Topeka Air Force Base 460:From wing to division 384: 325:Caribbean Air Command 159: 138:Strategic Air Command 4293:Russell E. Dougherty 3920:Convair B-58 Hustler 976:established in 1951. 910:Lockheed A-29 Hudson 363:Air Defense Commands 3880:Rockwell B-1 Lancer 2666:Twentieth Air Force 2661:Sixteenth Air Force 2656:Fifteenth Air Force 2514:RAF Greenham Common 953:Far East Air Forces 820:Twentieth Air Force 625:Fifteenth Air Force 572:Established as the 523:, was activated at 493:Operation Sandstone 424:Air Weather Service 412:Twentieth Air Force 377:Post war operations 348:Numbered Air Forces 277:Far East Air Forces 195:, Colorado and the 47:RB-29 Superfortress 4313:John T. Chain, Jr, 3673:= initial assigned 2499:RAF Bruntingthorpe 1036:on 30 October 2012 717:VII Bomber Command 600:311th Air Division 593:311th Air Division 474:311th Air Division 387: 333:Jefferson Barracks 165: 130:311th Air Division 32:311th Air Division 4356: 4355: 4318:George Lee Butler 4283:Bruce K. Holloway 4278:Joseph J. Nazzaro 4244: 4243: 3853: 3852: 3849: 3848: 3660: 3659: 3656: 3655: 2901: 2900: 2886:Strategic missile 2616: 2615: 2612: 2611: 2579:RAF South Ruislip 2534:RAF Upper Heyford 2283: 2282: 955:, and moved from 939:Explanatory notes 778:: 7–31 March 1946 772:: 7–31 March 1946 752:, December 1944, 618:, 1 February 1944 602:on 5 January 1949 538:, Idaho, and the 123: 122: 16:(Redirected from 4396: 4337: 4336: 4298:Richard H. Ellis 3868: 3682: 3678: 3394: 2912: 2679: 2651:Eighth Air Force 2646:Second Air Force 2634: 2624: 2529:RAF High Wycombe 2494:RAF Brize Norton 2479:RAF Bassingbourn 2294: 2221:Wright-Patterson 1951: 1938: 1922: 1912: 1905: 1898: 1889: 1884: 1872: 1861: 1859: 1857: 1842: 1830: 1813: 1804: 1776: 1764: 1744: 1732: 1730: 1728: 1715: 1703: 1701: 1699: 1684: 1672: 1670: 1668: 1653: 1633: 1632: 1619: 1618: 1616: 1614: 1602: 1596: 1595: 1593: 1591: 1580: 1574: 1571: 1560: 1554: 1548: 1547: 1545: 1543: 1532: 1526: 1525: 1523: 1521: 1510: 1504: 1503: 1501: 1499: 1488: 1482: 1479: 1473: 1470: 1464: 1461: 1455: 1448: 1442: 1439: 1433: 1432: 1430: 1428: 1417: 1411: 1410: 1408: 1406: 1395: 1389: 1388: 1386: 1384: 1373: 1358: 1355: 1349: 1346: 1340: 1337: 1331: 1324: 1318: 1311: 1302: 1299:Combat Squadrons 1295: 1289: 1286:Combat Squadrons 1282: 1276: 1269: 1260: 1257:Combat Squadrons 1253: 1242: 1235: 1226: 1216: 1210: 1207:Combat Squadrons 1203: 1197: 1194:Combat Squadrons 1190: 1184: 1181:Combat Squadrons 1177: 1171: 1168:Combat Squadrons 1164: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1134: 1128: 1125:Combat Squadrons 1121: 1112: 1109:Combat Squadrons 1105: 1096: 1093:Combat Squadrons 1089: 1080: 1073: 1064: 1057: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1026: 977: 970: 964: 961:Combat Squadrons 949: 721:1st Air Division 713:Eighth Air Force 561:Second Air Force 256:Second Air Force 94: 92: 91: 76: 74: 73: 41: 29: 21: 4404: 4403: 4399: 4398: 4397: 4395: 4394: 4393: 4359: 4358: 4357: 4352: 4343: 4322: 4303:Bennie L. Davis 4240: 4191:Beechcraft C-45 4177: 4163:Lockheed HC-130 4129: 4086: 4005: 3964: 3945:Lockheed DC-130 3936: 3929: 3862: 3860: 3845: 3828: 3805: 3800:509th Composite 3676: 3675:unit upon SAC's 3674: 3672: 3669: 3668: 3666: 3652: 3454: 3418: 3383: 3325: 3292: 3186: 3113: 2897: 2881: 2819: 2813: 2670: 2625: 2608: 2462: 2341:Clinton-Sherman 2289: 2279: 2226: 2179:Seymour Johnson 1942: 1927: 1916: 1881: 1864: 1855: 1853: 1851: 1840: 1833: 1816: 1807: 1785: 1774: 1767: 1753: 1742: 1735: 1726: 1724: 1713: 1706: 1697: 1695: 1693: 1682: 1675: 1666: 1664: 1662: 1645: 1630: 1627: 1622: 1612: 1610: 1604: 1603: 1599: 1589: 1587: 1582: 1581: 1577: 1572: 1563: 1559:Mueller, p. 431 1555: 1551: 1541: 1539: 1534: 1533: 1529: 1519: 1517: 1512: 1511: 1507: 1497: 1495: 1490: 1489: 1485: 1480: 1476: 1471: 1467: 1462: 1458: 1449: 1445: 1441:Cantwell, p. 73 1440: 1436: 1426: 1424: 1419: 1418: 1414: 1404: 1402: 1397: 1396: 1392: 1382: 1380: 1375: 1374: 1361: 1356: 1352: 1347: 1343: 1338: 1334: 1325: 1321: 1312: 1305: 1296: 1292: 1283: 1279: 1270: 1263: 1254: 1245: 1236: 1229: 1217: 1213: 1204: 1200: 1191: 1187: 1178: 1174: 1165: 1158: 1148: 1146: 1145:on 23 July 2018 1136: 1135: 1131: 1122: 1115: 1106: 1099: 1090: 1083: 1074: 1067: 1058: 1049: 1039: 1037: 1028: 1027: 990: 981: 980: 971: 967: 950: 946: 936: 931: 906: 875: 801:Ninth Air Force 637: 612: 588:on 30 July 1945 569: 462: 420:Third Air Force 379: 299:Ninth Air Force 181:Army Air Forces 154: 132:is an inactive 126: 89: 87: 71: 69: 53: 49:on the ramp at 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4402: 4400: 4392: 4391: 4386: 4381: 4376: 4371: 4361: 4360: 4354: 4353: 4348: 4345: 4344: 4342: 4341: 4330: 4328: 4324: 4323: 4321: 4320: 4315: 4310: 4308:Larry D. Welch 4305: 4300: 4295: 4290: 4285: 4280: 4275: 4270: 4265: 4260: 4254: 4252: 4246: 4245: 4242: 4241: 4239: 4238: 4233: 4228: 4223: 4218: 4213: 4208: 4203: 4198: 4193: 4187: 4185: 4179: 4178: 4176: 4175: 4170: 4165: 4160: 4155: 4150: 4145: 4139: 4137: 4131: 4130: 4128: 4127: 4122: 4117: 4112: 4107: 4102: 4096: 4094: 4092:Reconnaissance 4088: 4087: 4085: 4084: 4079: 4074: 4069: 4064: 4059: 4054: 4049: 4044: 4039: 4034: 4029: 4024: 4019: 4013: 4011: 4007: 4006: 4004: 4003: 3998: 3993: 3988: 3983: 3978: 3972: 3970: 3966: 3965: 3963: 3962: 3957: 3952: 3947: 3941: 3939: 3931: 3930: 3928: 3927: 3922: 3917: 3912: 3907: 3902: 3897: 3892: 3887: 3882: 3876: 3874: 3865: 3855: 3854: 3851: 3850: 3847: 3846: 3844: 3843: 3836: 3834: 3833:Reconnaissance 3830: 3829: 3827: 3826: 3820: 3813: 3811: 3807: 3806: 3804: 3803: 3797: 3791: 3785: 3779: 3773: 3767: 3761: 3755: 3749: 3743: 3737: 3731: 3725: 3719: 3713: 3707: 3701: 3695: 3688: 3686: 3679: 3670: 3662: 3661: 3658: 3657: 3654: 3653: 3651: 3650: 3645: 3640: 3635: 3630: 3625: 3620: 3615: 3610: 3605: 3600: 3595: 3590: 3585: 3580: 3575: 3570: 3565: 3560: 3555: 3550: 3545: 3540: 3535: 3530: 3525: 3520: 3515: 3510: 3505: 3500: 3495: 3490: 3485: 3480: 3475: 3470: 3464: 3462: 3456: 3455: 3453: 3452: 3447: 3442: 3437: 3432: 3426: 3424: 3420: 3419: 3417: 3416: 3411: 3406: 3400: 3398: 3391: 3385: 3384: 3382: 3381: 3376: 3371: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3351: 3346: 3341: 3335: 3333: 3327: 3326: 3324: 3323: 3318: 3313: 3308: 3302: 3300: 3298:Reconnaissance 3294: 3293: 3291: 3290: 3287: 3282: 3277: 3272: 3267: 3262: 3257: 3252: 3247: 3242: 3237: 3232: 3227: 3222: 3217: 3212: 3207: 3202: 3196: 3194: 3188: 3187: 3185: 3184: 3179: 3174: 3169: 3164: 3159: 3154: 3149: 3144: 3139: 3134: 3129: 3123: 3121: 3115: 3114: 3112: 3111: 3106: 3101: 3096: 3091: 3086: 3081: 3076: 3071: 3066: 3061: 3056: 3051: 3046: 3041: 3036: 3031: 3026: 3021: 3016: 3011: 3006: 3001: 2996: 2991: 2986: 2981: 2976: 2971: 2966: 2961: 2956: 2951: 2946: 2941: 2936: 2931: 2926: 2920: 2918: 2909: 2903: 2902: 2899: 2898: 2896: 2895: 2889: 2887: 2883: 2882: 2880: 2879: 2874: 2869: 2864: 2859: 2854: 2849: 2844: 2839: 2834: 2829: 2823: 2821: 2815: 2814: 2812: 2811: 2806: 2801: 2796: 2791: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2746: 2741: 2736: 2731: 2726: 2721: 2716: 2711: 2706: 2701: 2696: 2691: 2685: 2683: 2676: 2672: 2671: 2669: 2668: 2663: 2658: 2653: 2648: 2642: 2640: 2631: 2627: 2626: 2619: 2617: 2614: 2613: 2610: 2609: 2607: 2606: 2601: 2596: 2594:RAF Woodbridge 2591: 2589:RAF Waddington 2586: 2581: 2576: 2571: 2569:RAF Sculthorpe 2566: 2561: 2556: 2551: 2546: 2541: 2536: 2531: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2511: 2509:RAF Chelveston 2506: 2504:RAF Burtonwood 2501: 2496: 2491: 2486: 2481: 2476: 2470: 2468: 2464: 2463: 2461: 2460: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2435: 2429: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2379: 2374: 2369: 2364: 2358: 2353: 2348: 2343: 2338: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2302: 2300: 2291: 2285: 2284: 2281: 2280: 2278: 2277: 2271: 2268:RAF Mildenhall 2265: 2262:RAF Lakenheath 2259: 2253: 2247: 2241: 2234: 2232: 2228: 2227: 2225: 2224: 2218: 2212: 2206: 2200: 2194: 2188: 2182: 2176: 2170: 2164: 2158: 2152: 2146: 2140: 2134: 2128: 2122: 2116: 2110: 2104: 2098: 2092: 2086: 2080: 2074: 2068: 2062: 2056: 2050: 2044: 2038: 2032: 2026: 2020: 2014: 2008: 2002: 1996: 1990: 1984: 1978: 1972: 1966: 1959: 1957: 1948: 1935: 1929: 1928: 1917: 1915: 1914: 1907: 1900: 1892: 1886: 1885: 1879: 1862: 1849: 1831: 1814: 1805: 1783: 1765: 1751: 1733: 1704: 1691: 1673: 1660: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1620: 1597: 1575: 1561: 1549: 1527: 1505: 1483: 1474: 1465: 1456: 1443: 1434: 1412: 1390: 1359: 1350: 1341: 1332: 1319: 1303: 1290: 1277: 1261: 1243: 1227: 1211: 1198: 1185: 1172: 1156: 1129: 1113: 1097: 1081: 1065: 1047: 987: 986: 985: 979: 978: 965: 957:Clark Air Base 943: 942: 941: 940: 935: 932: 930: 927: 926: 925: 922: 919: 913: 905: 902: 901: 900: 894: 891: 885: 882: 879: 874: 871: 870: 869: 866: 863: 860: 857: 854: 850: 849: 845: 844: 841: 838: 835: 829: 826: 823: 816: 810: 804: 797: 794: 788: 785: 782: 779: 773: 767: 764: 761: 756:, 3 May 1945, 748:. 7 Nov 1944, 742: 739: 736: 733: 730: 724: 708: 707: 703: 702: 699: 696: 693: 690: 684: 681: 677: 676: 672: 671: 668: 665: 659: 652: 651: 647: 646: 642: 641: 636: 633: 632: 631: 628: 622: 619: 611: 608: 607: 606: 603: 598:Redesignated: 596: 591:Redesignated: 589: 584:Redesignated: 582: 578: 577: 568: 565: 505:Berlin Airlift 497:Eniwetok Atoll 461: 458: 378: 375: 340:reconnaissance 329: 328: 313:Atkinson Field 303: 302: 286: 285: 281: 280: 268: 267: 193:Peterson Field 177:Washington, DC 153: 150: 124: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 107:reconnaissance 103: 99: 98: 85: 81: 80: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 42: 34: 33: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4401: 4390: 4387: 4385: 4382: 4380: 4377: 4375: 4372: 4370: 4367: 4366: 4364: 4351: 4346: 4340: 4332: 4331: 4329: 4325: 4319: 4316: 4314: 4311: 4309: 4306: 4304: 4301: 4299: 4296: 4294: 4291: 4289: 4288:John C. Meyer 4286: 4284: 4281: 4279: 4276: 4274: 4271: 4269: 4266: 4264: 4261: 4259: 4258:George Kenney 4256: 4255: 4253: 4251: 4247: 4237: 4234: 4232: 4229: 4227: 4224: 4222: 4219: 4217: 4216:Douglas C-118 4214: 4212: 4209: 4207: 4204: 4202: 4199: 4197: 4194: 4192: 4189: 4188: 4186: 4184: 4180: 4174: 4171: 4169: 4166: 4164: 4161: 4159: 4156: 4154: 4151: 4149: 4146: 4144: 4141: 4140: 4138: 4136: 4132: 4126: 4123: 4121: 4118: 4116: 4113: 4111: 4108: 4106: 4105:Lockheed TR-1 4103: 4101: 4098: 4097: 4095: 4093: 4089: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4073: 4070: 4068: 4065: 4063: 4060: 4058: 4055: 4053: 4050: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4035: 4033: 4030: 4028: 4025: 4023: 4020: 4018: 4015: 4014: 4012: 4008: 4002: 3999: 3997: 3994: 3992: 3989: 3987: 3984: 3982: 3979: 3977: 3974: 3973: 3971: 3967: 3961: 3960:Boeing RC-135 3958: 3956: 3955:Boeing EC-135 3953: 3951: 3948: 3946: 3943: 3942: 3940: 3938: 3937:& Control 3932: 3926: 3923: 3921: 3918: 3916: 3913: 3911: 3908: 3906: 3903: 3901: 3898: 3896: 3893: 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Index

311th Reconnaissance Wing

72d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
RB-29 Superfortress
Ladd AFB
United States
United States Air Force
reconnaissance
American Theater of World War II
United States Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Barksdale Air Force Base

Boeing F-9
Bolling Field
Washington, DC
Army Air Forces
task force
1st Photographic Group
Peterson Field
11th Photographic Group
MacDill Field
wing
groups
squadrons
1st
2d
4th
19th Photographic Charting Squadrons
6th

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