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for shooting down seven enemy aircraft on 11 January 1945. From
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in November 1944 and flew reconnaissance missions over
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17th Observation (later, 17th Reconnaissance) Squadron
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and flew reconnaissance missions over southern Japan.
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113:Gaggle patch of 71st Operations Group squadrons
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85:Learn how and when to remove this message
818:, Japan, c. 15 January – 1 February 1946
331:The 71st Observation Group trained with
323:For additional lineage and history, see
836:, Japan, 31 October 1947 – 1 April 1949
533:91st Photographic Wing, Reconnaissance
508:II Air Support Command, 1 October 1941
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1759:46th Bombardment Operational Training
1739:16th Bombardment Operational Training
237:Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
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973:Air Force Historical Research Agency
618:: 26 February 1942 – 1 February 1946
566:, 10 November 1945 – 1 February 1946
633:: 15 December 1991 – 1 October 1992
669:: 1 October 1941 – 20 October 1945
479:71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group
455:71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group
122:1941–1946; 1947–1949; 1991–present
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18:71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group
645:: 1 June 1995 – 14 September 2012
582:71st Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
558:, 25 September – 10 November 1945
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1449:36th Photographic Reconnaissance
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967: This article incorporates
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312:71st Operations Support Squadron
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31:
1444:8th Photographic Reconnaissance
979:71st Operations Group Factsheet
584:, 18 August 1948 – 1 April 1949
1065:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
790:, Philippines, 2 February 1945
779:, Philippines, 5 November 1944
738:, 31 March – 24 September 1943
706:, California, 21 December 1941
675:: 1 October 1941-c. April 1942
498:Activated on 15 December 1991.
467:Inactivated on 1 February 1946
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2451:United States Army Air Forces
1501:United States Army Air Forces
1116:5th Interceptor (Provisional)
742:Port Moresby Airfield Complex
718:, California, 19 October 1942
631:26th Flying Training Squadron
472:Activated on 28 February 1947
307:33rd Flying Training Squadron
301:25th Flying Training Squadron
183:71st Operations Group (71 OG)
846:, 15 December 1991 – present
712:, California, 18 August 1942
649:33d Flying Training Squadron
643:32d Flying Training Squadron
637:31st Reconnaissance Squadron
551:, 29 May – 25 September 1945
295:8th Flying Training Squadron
289:5th Flying Training Squadron
283:3rd Flying Training Squadron
601:3d Flying Training Squadron
484:Inactivated on 1 April 1949
443:Activated on 1 October 1941
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661:102d Observation Squadron
588:71st Flying Training Wing
544:, 9 January – 29 May 1945
462:71st Reconnaissance Group
448:71st Reconnaissance Group
415:71st Flying Training Wing
391:earned the Congressional
325:71st Flying Training Wing
209:71st Reconnaissance Group
190:71st Flying Training Wing
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812:, Japan, 23 October 1945
775:Undetermined Locations,
694:Birmingham Army Airfield
651:: 1 October 1998-present
40:This article includes a
806:, Japan, 6 October 1945
770:Netherlands East Indies
752:Nadzab Airfield Complex
603:: c. April 2007-present
187:United States Air Force
139:United States Air Force
69:more precise citations.
1698:IV Air Support Command
1683:II Air Support Command
969:public domain material
830:, Japan, 15 April 1947
556:310th Bombardment Wing
549:309th Bombardment Wing
542:310th Bombardment Wing
436:71st Observation Group
207:predecessor unit, the
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704:Salinas Army Air Base
192:. It is stationed at
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102:71st Operations Group
732:Laurel Army Airfield
576:314th Composite Wing
570:315th Composite Wing
491:71t Operations Group
194:Vance Air Force Base
2430:443nd Troop Carrier
2414:77th Reconnaissance
2409:71st Reconnaissance
1713:XXII Bomber Command
1418:421st Night Fighter
1413:418th Night Fighter
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1360:374th Troop Carrier
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1339:71st Reconnaissance
1147:91st Reconnaissance
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161:T-1 Jayhawk, 3d FTS
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2389:5th Reconnaissance
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1708:XXI Bomber Command
1693:II Fighter Command
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1465:21st Troop Carrier
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1334:6th Reconnaissance
1132:54th Troop Carrier
1060:USAAF in Australia
942:T-38, 1991–present
816:Irumagawa Air Base
810:Tachikawa Airfield
710:Rice Army Airfield
572:, 28 February 1947
493:on 9 December 1991
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