69th Reconnaissance Group
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69th Reconnaissance Group
| 69th Reconnaissance Group | |
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| Active | 1941–1946; 2011- current |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
The 69th Reconnaissance Group is an active United States Air Force unit. It's a unit which is part of Air Combat Command stationed at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. It was reactivated on 19 September 2011
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History
Lineage
- Constituted as 69th Observation Group on 21 August 1941
- Activated on 3 September 1941
- Redesignated: 69th Reconnaissance Group in April 1943
- Redesignated: 69th Tactical Reconnaissance Group in August 1943
- Redesignated: 69th Reconnaissance Group in June 1945
- Inactivated on 29 July 1946
- Reactivated 19 September 2011
Assignments
- IV Ground Air Support Command, 3 September 1941
- III Reconnaissance Command, November 1942
- Ninth Air Force, 22 March 1945 – 29 July 1946
- Attached to: 64 Fighter Wing, c. 22 March – 30 June 1945
- Third Air Force, August 1945
- 9th Reconnaissance Wing 19 September 2011
Components
- 22d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 29 Jan 1945 – 29 July 1946
- 31st Reconnaissance Squadron: 29 March 1942 - 20 March 1945
- 39th Reconnaissance Squadron: 11 April 1944 – 29 January 1945; attached 7 November – 25 December 1945
- 82d Observation Squadron: 3 September 1941 – 5 April 1942
- 111th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1945
- 115th Observation Squadron: 3 September 1941–1943
- 348th Reconnaissance Squadron: 19 September 2011 – present
Stations
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Aircraft
- O-38
- O-46
- O-47
- O-52
- L-1 Vigilant
- Taylorcraft L-2
- Aeronca L-3
- L-4
- L-5 Sentinel
- L-49
- P-39
- P-40
- B-25
- A-20
- RQ-4 Global Hawk
Operations history
Flew antisubmarine patrols along the Pacific coast after Pearl Harbor. Engaged primarily in air-ground training during 1943 and 1944. Began training with F-6's in January 1945 for duty overseas. Moved to France, February–March 1945. Assigned to Ninth AF. Flew visual-reconnaissance and photographic missions to provide intelligence for ground and air units. Redesignated 69th Reconnaissance Group in June 1945. Returned to the US, July–August 1945. Trained with F-6 and A-26 aircraft. Inactivated on 29 July 1946. Reactivated 19 September 2011.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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 0-89201-092-4.
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