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22d Aero Squadron
22d Aero Squadron
	22d Aero Squadron SPAD S.XIII "Smith IV", flown by Captain Arthur Raymond Brooks. Captain Brooks was a Flying Ace, credited with shooting down six enemy aircraft. This aircraft is on permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ; ; Captain Brooks with "Smith IV", Belrain Aerodrome, France, 1918.
Active	16 June 1917-16 June 1919
Country	United States
Branch	Air Service, United States Army
Type	Squadron
Role	Pursuit
Part of	American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
Engagements	World War I
Insignia
22d Aero Squadron Emblem

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The 22d Aero Squadron was a Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I. After the 1918 Armistice with Germany, the squadron returned to the United States in June 1919. In April 1937 its lineage and history was consolidated with the United States Army Air Corps 22d Observation Squadron.

History

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Lineage

Organized as 17th Aero Squadron on 16 June 1917

Re-designated as: 22d Aero Squadron (Pursuit) on 20 June 1917

Demobilized on 16 June 1919^[2]

Assignments

Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 16 June 1917-21 January 1918

Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 9 August 1917-21 January 1918

Aviation Concentration Center, 25 January-10 February 1918

Overseas transport, RMS Adriatic, 10-16 February 1918

American Expeditionary Force, 16 January 1918

Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 24 January-19 July 1918

3d Air Instructional Center, 26 June 1918
Air Service Acceptance Park No. 1, 7 July 1918
2d Pursuit Group, 16 August 1918
American Expeditionary Force, 29 January-22 May 1919

Return transport, SS Louisville, 22 May-15 June

Post Headquarters, Hazelhurst Field, 15-17 June 1919^[2]^[1]

Stations

Kelly Field, Texas, 16 June 1917
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 9 August 1917

Detachments at Camp Borden, Deseronto, Armour Heights, Longbranch, North Toronto, Leaside

Hicks Field (Taliaferro #1), Texas, 19 October 1917
Camp Mills, Garden City, New York, 25 January 1918
Liverpool, England, 16 February 1918
Dunkirk, France, 4 March 1918

Unit divided into flights which operated from various stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, and Somme, Regions until squadron reassembled on 24 June 1918

Headquarters flight was in Flanders Region, Belgium

A, B, and C flights in Picardy Region

Guines Aerodrome, France, 24 June 1918

Issoudun Aerodrome, France, 26 June 1918
Orly Airport, Paris, France, 7 July 1918
Gengault Aerodrome, France, 16 August 1918
Belrain Aerodrome, France, 22 September 1918
Souilly Aerodrome, France, 7 November 1918
Grand Aerodrome, France, c. 29 January 1919
Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, 18 April 1919
Le Mans, France, 2 May 1919
Brest, France, 22 May 1919
Hazelhurst Field, New York, 15-17 June 1919^[2]^[1]

Aircraft

Curtiss JN-4, 1917
SPAD S.XIII, 1918-1919^[2]

References

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Series "E", Volume 9, History of the 22d-24th Aero Squadrons. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5

External links

[Gorrell-1] Series "E", Volume 9, History of the 22d-24th Aero Squadrons. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

[Mauer-2] Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5

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 ==History==
+<ref name="Gorrell"> Series "E", Volume 9, History of the 22d-24th Aero Squadrons. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.</ref> <ref name="Mauer">Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5</ref>
 ===Lineage===
+* Organized as '''17th Aero Squadron''' on 16 June 1917
+: Re-designated as: '''22d Aero Squadron (Pursuit)''' on 20 June 1917
+: Demobilized on 16 June 1919<ref name="Mauer"/>
 ===Assignments===
+{{Col-begin}}
+{{Col-break|width=50%}}
+* Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 16 June 1917-21 January 1918
+: Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 9 August 1917-21 January 1918
+* Aviation Concentration Center, 25 January-10 February 1918
+:: Overseas transport, ''[[RMS Adriatic (1907)|RMS Adriatic]]'', 10-16 February 1918
+* [[American Expeditionary Force]], 16 January 1918
+: Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 24 January-19 July 1918
+{{Col-break|width=50%}}
+* 3d Air Instructional Center, 26 June 1918
+* Air Service Acceptance Park No. 1, 7 July 1918
+* [[2d Pursuit Group]], 16 August 1918
+* [[American Expeditionary Force]], 29 January-22 May 1919
+:: Return transport, ''[[SS St. Louis (1894)|SS Louisville]]'', 22 May-15 June
+* Post Headquarters, Hazelhurst Field, 15-17 June 1919<ref name="Mauer"/><ref name="Gorrell"/>
+{{col-end}}
 ===Stations===
+{{Col-begin}}
+{{Col-break|width=50%}}
+* [[Kelly Field]], [[Texas]], 16 June 1917
+* Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 9 August 1917
+: Detachments at Camp Borden, Deseronto, Armour Heights, Longbranch, North Toronto, Leaside
+* [[Hicks Field]] (Taliaferro #1), Texas, 19 October 1917
+* [[Camp Mills]], Garden City, New York, 25 January 1918
+* [[Liverpool]], England, 16 February 1918
+* Dunkirk, France, 4 March 1918
+: Unit divided into flights which operated from various stations in [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]], and [[Somme]], Regions until squadron reassembled on 24 June 1918
+: Headquarters flight was in [[Flanders]] Region, Belgium
+: A, B, and C flights in [[Picardy]] Region
+* Guines Aerodrome, France, 24 June 1918
+{{Col-break|width=50%}}
+* [[Issoudun Aerodrome]], France, 26 June 1918
+* [[Orly Airport]], Paris, France, 7 July 1918
+* [[Gengault Aerodrome]], France, 16 August 1918
+* [[Belrain Aerodrome]], France, 22 September 1918
+* [[Souilly Aerodrome]], France, 7 November 1918
+* Grand Aerodrome, France, c. 29 January 1919
+* [[Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome]], France, 18 April 1919
+* [[Le Mans]], France, 2 May 1919
+* [[Brest, France]], 22 May 1919
+* [[Hazelhurst Field]], [[New York]], 15-17 June 1919<ref name="Mauer"/><ref name="Gorrell"/>
+{{col-end}}
 ===Aircraft===
+* [[Curtiss JN-4]], 1917
+* [[SPAD S.XIII]], 1918-1919<ref name="Mauer"/>
 ==References==

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