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* '''9th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron''', 25 Apr 1944-7 Oct 1945 |
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: Karachi Airport, India, 24 Jul 1942 |
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:: AAF India-Burma Sector, 30 Oct 1943 (attached to 5306th Photographic and Reconnaissance Group [Prow], 30 Oct 1943-17 Jan 1944, and to Tenth Air Force, 17 Jan-7 Mar 1944) |
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Revision as of 01:27, 11 November 2009
8th Reconnaissance Group | |
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Active | 1943-1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Air Force |
Role | Reconnaissance |
Part of | Tenth Air Force |
Garrison/HQ | China Burma India Theater of World War II |
Engagements | Burma Campaign 1944-1945 |
The 8th Reconnaissance Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last duty station was at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, where it was inactivated on 5 November 1945.
History
Lineage
- Constituted as 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 15 Sep 1943
- Activated on 1 Oct 1943
- Redesignated 8th Reconnaissance Group in Jun 1945
- Inactivated on 5 Nov 1945
- Disbanded on 6 Mar 1947
- Reconstituted 31 Jul 1985 and redesignated 318th Electronic Warfare Group
- Redesignated 318th Information Operations Group, 1 Jul 2000
Assignments
- Second Air Force, 1 Oct 1943-12 Feb 1944
- Tenth Air Force, 31 Mar 1944-7 Oct 1945
- Army Service Forces, 3-5 Nov 1945
Stations
Headquarters:
- Peterson Field, Colorado, 1 Oct 1943
- Gainesville Army Airfield, Texas, 26 Oct 1943-12 Feb 1944
- Bally Airfield, India, 31 Mar 1944-7 Oct 1945
- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 3-5 Nov 1945
Component Squadrons and Flights were stationed at numerous airfields in India, Burma and China (See below)
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Aircraft
- F-4 (P-38 Lightning), 1944-1945
- F-5 (P-51 Mustang), 1944-1945
- F-7 (B-25 Mitchell), 1945
Operational history
Organized at Peterson Field, Colorado in October 1943, then trained to provide photographic intelligence for air and ground forces at Gainesville AAF, Texas.
Moved to India, Feb-Mar 1944 and assigned to Tenth Air Force. Equipped with F-5, F-6, and F7 aircraft. Conducted photographic reconnaissance, photographic, mapping, and visual reconnaissance missions. Products created ranged from maps, mosaics, terrain models, to target charts of areas in Burma, China, French Indochina, and Thailand. Personnel also bombed and strafed enemy installations and provided escort for bombardment units, since the photographic aircraft were dual-capable as bombers.
Redesignated 8th Reconnaissance Group in Jun 1945. Returned to the US, Oct-Nov 1945. Inactivated on 5 Nov 1945.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.