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54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Active	1944-1987
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Weather Reconnaissance

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The 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. It was inactivated on 30 September 1987.

History

Lineage

Constituted 654th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy, Reconnaissance, Special) on 17 Ju1 1944

Activated on 9 Aug 1944

Redesignated: 54th Reconnaissance Squadron (Long Range, Weather) on 4 Sep 1945

Redesignated: 54th Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Weather) on 27 Nov 1945

Inactivated on 15 Oct 1947

Redesignated 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Weather) on 22 Jan 1951

Activated on 21 Feb 1951

Redesignated 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on 15 Feb 1954

Discontinued on 18 Mar 1960

Activated on 8 Feb 1962

Organized 18 Apr 1962

Inactivated on 30 Sep 1987.

Assignments

25th Bombardment Group (Reconnaissance), 9 Aug 1944
Third Air Force, 8 Sep 1945
311th Reconnaissance Wing, 27 Nov 1945

Attached to Twentieth Air Force, 8 Dec 1945-28 Feb 1946

Air Weather Service, 13 Mar 1946
43d Weather Wing, 1 Aug-15 Oct 1947
2143d Air Weather Wing, 21 Feb 1951
1st Weather Wing, 8 Feb 1954
Department of the Air Force, 18 Mar 1960
Military Air Transport Service, 8 Feb 1962
9th Weather Reconnaissance Group, 18 Apr 1962
9th Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Jul 1965
41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Sep 1975-30 Sep 1987.

Stations

RAF Watton (AAF-376), England, 9 Aug 1944
Drew Field, Florida, Aug 1945
North Field, Guam, 27 Nov 1945-Mar 1946
Buckley Field, Colorado, Mar 1946-2 Jun 1946
Langley Field, Virginia, 2 Jun 1946-Jul 1946
Morrison Field, Florida, Jul 1946-30 Jun 1947
McClellan Field, California, 1 Jul 1947
Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, California, 31 Jul 1947
North Army Air Base, Guam, 2 Aug 1947-15 Oct 1947
Andersen AFB, Guam, 21 Feb 1951-18 Mar 1960; 8 Feb 1962-30 Sep 1987.

Aircraft

B-25 Mitchell, 1944
de Havilland Mosquito XVI, 1944-1945
B-26 Marauder, 1944-1945
P-38 Lightning, 1944-1945
B-29/WB29 Stratofortress, 1946-1947; 1951-1956
C-47 Skytrain, 1946-1947
C-54 Skymaster, 1951-1960
YC-97 Stratofreighter, 1952-1953
TB-50/WB-50 Superfortress, 1955; 1955-1960
WB-50 Superfortress, WB-47 Stratojet, and C-130 Hercules, 1962-1965
WC-130 Hercules, 1965-1987.

References

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

54 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron - Lineage and History

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+The '''54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit.  Its last was assigned to the  41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at [[Andersen Air Force Base]], [[Guam]].  It was inactivated on 30 September 1987.
+==History==
+===Lineage===
+* Constituted '''654th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy, Reconnaissance, Special)''' on 17 Ju1 1944
+: Activated on 9 Aug 1944
+: Redesignated: '''54th Reconnaissance Squadron (Long Range, Weather)''' on 4 Sep 1945
+: Redesignated: '''54th Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Weather)''' on 27 Nov 1945
+: Inactivated on 15 Oct 1947
+* Redesignated '''54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Weather)''' on 22 Jan 1951
+: Activated on 21 Feb 1951
+: Redesignated '''54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron''' on 15 Feb 1954
+: Discontinued on 18 Mar 1960
+* Activated on 8 Feb 1962
+: Organized 18 Apr 1962
+: Inactivated on 30 Sep 1987.
+===Assignments===
+* [[25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing|25th Bombardment Group (Reconnaissance)]], 9 Aug 1944
+* [[Third Air Force]], 8 Sep 1945
+* [[311th Reconnaissance Wing]], 27 Nov 1945
+: Attached to [[Twentieth Air Force]], 8 Dec 1945-28 Feb 1946
+* [[Air Weather Service]], 13 Mar 1946
+* 43d Weather Wing, 1 Aug-15 Oct 1947
+* 2143d Air Weather Wing, 21 Feb 1951
+* 1st Weather Wing, 8 Feb 1954
+* [[Department of the Air Force]], 18 Mar 1960
+* [[Military Air Transport Service]], 8 Feb 1962
+* 9th Weather Reconnaissance Group, 18 Apr 1962
+* 9th Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Jul 1965
+* 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Sep 1975-30 Sep 1987.
+===Stations===
+* [[RAF Watton]] (AAF-376), [[England]], 9 Aug 1944
+* [[Drew Field]], [[Florida]], Aug 1945
+* [[Andersen AFB|North Field]], [[Guam]], 27 Nov 1945-Mar 1946
+* [[Buckley Field]], [[Colorado]], Mar 1946-2 Jun 1946
+* [[Langley Field]], [[Virginia]], 2 Jun 1946-Jul 1946
+* [[Morrison Field]], [[Florida]], Jul 1946-30 Jun 1947
+* [[McClellan Field]], [[California]], 1 Jul 1947
+* [[Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base]], [[California]], 31 Jul 1947
+* [[Andersen AFB|North Army Air Base]], [[Guam]], 2 Aug 1947-15 Oct 1947
+* [[Andersen AFB]], [[Guam]], 21 Feb 1951-18 Mar 1960; 8 Feb 1962-30 Sep 1987.
 ===Aircraft===
 * [[B-25 Mitchell]], 1944
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 * [[WB-50 Superfortress]], [[WB-47 Stratojet]], and [[C-130 Hercules]], 1962-1965
 * [[WC-130 Hercules]], 1965-1987.
+== References==
+{{portal|United States Air Force}}
+{{portal|Military of the United States}}
+{{AFHRA}}
+{{reflist}}
+* [http://tabacofamily.com/jtabaco/AWRA/0054wrs.html 54 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron - Lineage and History]
+{{Air Force Weather nav}}
+[[Category:Tropical cyclone meteorology]]
+[[Category:United States special-purpose aircraft]]
+[[Category:Weather squadrons of the United States Air Force|Weather 052]]