The 6007th Reconnaissance Group is an inactive United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 unit. Its last was assigned to the 6007th Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Yokota Air Base

Yokota Air Base

, is a United States Air Force base in the city of Fussa, one of 26 cities in the Tama Area, or Western Tokyo.The base houses 14,000 personnel. The base occupies a total area of and has a runway...

, Japan. It was inactivated on 9 August 1957.

History

Performed highly classified missions over the Soviet Union and Communist China and reconnaissance monitoring of the Korean De-militarized Zone (DMZ) during the early years of the Cold War. Inactivated in 1957, mission taken over by the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing

Lineage

• Established as 6007th Composite Reconnaissance Group, and organized, on 11 August 1954

Re-designated as 6007th Reconnaissance Group (Composite) on 1 September 1954

Discontinued on 9 August 1957.

Assignments

• Far East Air Forces, 11 Aug 1954
• Fifth Air Force
  Fifth Air Force
  The Fifth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan....
  
  , 15 Oct 1954
• 41st Air Division, 1 Mar 1955-9 Aug 1957.

Components

• 6021st Photo Mapping Flight (Tactical Reconnaissance), 1 December 1953 (Attached from Fifth Air Force)

Re-designated: 6021st Reconnaissance Squadron

6021st Reconnaissance Squadron

The 6021st Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on 8 December 1957.-History:...

, 1 March 1955-9 August 1957

Attached to 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing: 1 July-9 August 1957

• 6023d Radar Evaluation Flight, 18 March 1954-3 July 1956 (Attached from Fifth Air Force)
• 6091st Reconnaissance Flight, 1 December 1953 (Attached from Fifth Air Force)

Re-designated: 6091st Reconnaissance Squadron

6091st Reconnaissance Squadron

The 6091st Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 41st Air Division, stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on 1 July 1968.-History:...

, 20 December 1954-9 August 1957

Attached to 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing: 1 July-9 August 1957

• 548th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron, 1 December 1953-9 August 1957

Formed by consolidation of 10th Photo Technical Squadron (Kadena AB); 35th Photo Technical Squadron (Clark AB) and 6th Photo Technical Squadron (Yokota AB).

Attached to 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing: 1 July-9 August 1957

6091st Reconnaissance Squadron

• RB-29 Superfortress  (Photo-Recon), 1954
• RB-50B Superfortress (Photo/Weather Recon), 1954-1961
• RB-50E Superfortress (Photo-Recon), 1954-1961
• RB-50G Superfortress (ELINT/Radar Recon), 1954-1961
• RB-45C Tornado, 1954
• RB-57F Canberra, 1963-1968
• C-47 Skytrain
  C-47 Skytrain
  The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
  
  , 1954-1968
• C-119G Flying Boxcar, 1954-1968
• C-130A-II Hercules, 1961-1968
• EC-97G Stratofreighter, 19631968

6021st Reconnaissance Squadron

• RF-86F Sabre (Haymaker), 1953-1956
• RF-80C Shooting Star, 1954-1955
• RT-33A Shooting Star, 1954-1957
• RB-57A-1 Canberra (Hearthrob), 1955-1957
• RF-84F Thunderstreak, 1956-1957
• RF-100A Super Sabre (Slick Chick), 1957-1957

6023d Radar Evaluation Flight

• ECM TB-29 Superfortress (Electronic Countermeasures), 1954-1956