69th Reconnaissance Group
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The 69th Reconnaissance Group is an active United States Air Force
unit. Its a unit which is part of Air Combat Command
stationed at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. It was reactivated on 19 September 2011
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 a unit which is part of Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
stationed at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. It was reactivated on 19 September 2011
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
- Fourth Air ForceFourth Air ForceThe Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....
- IV Ground Air Support Command, 3 September 1941
- Third Air ForceThird Air ForceThe Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
- Third Air Force
- III Reconnaissance Command, November 1942
- Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, 22 March 1945 – 29 July 1946
- Ninth Air Force
- Attached to: 64 Fighter Wing, c. 22 March – 30 June 1945
- Continental Air Forces
- Third Air ForceThird Air ForceThe Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, August 1945- 9th Reconnaissance Wing9th Reconnaissance WingThe 9th Reconnaissance Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California...
19 September 2011
- 9th Reconnaissance Wing
Components
- 22d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 29 Jan 1945 – 29 July 1946
- 31st Reconnaissance Squadron31st Reconnaissance SquadronThe 31st Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 303d Bombardment Group, stationed at Gowen Field, Idaho. It was inactivated on 16 March 1942.-History:...
: 29 March 1942 - 20 March 1945 - 39th Reconnaissance Squadron101st Bombardment (Photographic) SquadronThe 101st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the XIX Tactical Air Command, based at Brooks Field, Texas...
: 11 April 1944 – 29 January 1945; attached 7 November – 25 December 1945 - 82d Observation Squadron82d Reconnaissance SquadronThe 82d Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It is geographically separated from the 55th, operating out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The squadron operates RC-135 aircraft flying reconnaissance missions.-History:The 82d flew antisubmarine patrols off...
: 3 September 1941 – 5 April 1942 - 111th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1945
- 115th Observation Squadron115th Airlift SquadronThe 115th Airlift Squadron flies the C-130 Hercules. It is a unit of the California Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 146th Airlift Wing.-Major Command:*Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command...
: 3 September 1941–1943 - 348th Reconnaissance Squadron348th Bombardment SquadronThe 348th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 99th Bombardment Wing. It was inactivated at Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts on 30 September 1973.-History:...
: 19 September 2011-present
Stations
- Paso Robles Airport, California, 3 September 1941
- Salinas AAFSalinas Municipal AirportSalinas Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Salinas, a city in Monterey County, California, United States.-Facilities and aircraft:...
, California, c. 3 October 1941 - San Bernardino AAFSan Bernardino International AirportSan Bernardino International Airport is a public airport located two miles southeast of the central business district of San Bernardino, California, in San Bernardino County, California, USA. The airport covers and has one runway. It is currently a general aviation and cargo airport located on...
, California, December 1941 - Ontario, California, c. 1 June 1942
- Laurel Army Airfield, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, November 1942 - Esler FieldEsler Regional AirportEsler Field, also known as Esler Regional Airport, is a military and public use airfield in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, near the City of Pineville...
, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, March 1943 - Abilene AAFAbilene Regional AirportAbilene Regional Airport is a public airport located three statute miles southeast of the central business district of Abilene, a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States. It is within the Abilene city limits and owned and operated by the City of Abilene.The majority of aircraft operations at...
, Texas, September 1943
- Esler FieldEsler Regional AirportEsler Field, also known as Esler Regional Airport, is a military and public use airfield in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, near the City of Pineville...
, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, November 1943 - Key FieldMeridian Regional AirportMeridian Regional Airport is a public airport located on Key Field, a joint civil-military airfield located southwest of the city of Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is owned by Meridian Airport Authority....
, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, January–February 1945 - Toul/Ochey Airfield (A-96), France, c. 22 March 1945
- Haguenau Airfield (Y-39), France, c. 2 April-c. 30 June 1945
- Drew FieldTampa International AirportTampa International Airport is a major public airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority...
, Florida, August 1945 - Stuttgart AAFStuttgart Municipal AirportStuttgart Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States. It is seven nautical miles north of the central business district of Stuttgart, which owns the airport and is the county seat of Arkansas County...
, ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, November 1945 - Brooks Field, Texas, December 1945-29 July 1946.
- Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota - 19 September 2011.
Aircraft
- O-38
- O-46
- O-47
- O-52
- L-1 Vigilant
- Taylorcraft L-2Taylorcraft L-2-External links:***-See also:...
- Aeronca L-3Aeronca L-3|-See also:-External links:* * *...
- L-4Piper J-3The Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft that was built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time...
- L-5 SentinelL-5 SentinelThe Stinson L-5 Sentinel was a World War II era liaison aircraft used by all branches of the U.S. military and by the British Royal Air Force. Along with the Stinson L-1 Vigilant, the L-5 was the only other American liaison aircraft of WWII that was purpose-built for military use and had no...
- L-49
- P-39
- P-40
- B-25
- A-20
- RQ-4 Global Hawk