7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
| 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | |
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Emblem of the 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | |
| Active | 1942-1944; 1967-1971 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Reconnaissance Training |
The 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It was inactivated on 15 October 1971.
History
The unit trained pilots and technicians for photographic reconnaissance during World War II. Reactivated in 1967, the 7th TRS was an RF-4C Phantom II reconnaissance pilot training organization. It trained many RF-4C pilots prior to their deployment to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Inactivated in 1971 when parent 67th TRW moved from Mountain Home to Bergstrom AFB.
Lineage
- Constituted 7th Photographic Squadron on 19 January 1942
- Activated on 28 January 1942
- Re-designated: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 9 June 1942
- Re-designated: 7th Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 February 1943
- Re-designated: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944.
- Re-constituted as 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 December 1967
- Activated on 15 December 1967
- Inactivated on 15 October 1971
Assignments
- Third Air Force, 28 January 1942
- Second Air Force, 29 Mar 1942;
- 2d Photographic (later Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping; Photographic Reconnaissance) Group, 7 May 1942 – 1 May 1944
- 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 15 December 1967 – 15 October 1971
Stations
- MacDill Field, Florida, 28 Jan 1942
- Savannah Army Airbase, Georgia, 27 Feb 1942
- Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado, 15 May 1942
- Will Rogers Field, Oklaholma, 10 Oct 1943-1 May 1944
- Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, 15 December 1967
- Bergstrom AFB, Texas, 15 July-15 October 1971
Aircraft
- P-38/F-4 Lightning 1942-1944
- B-25/F-10 Mitchell 1942-1944
- RF-4C Phantom II, 1967-1971
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.