31st Reconnaissance Squadron

31st Reconnaissance Squadron
Active	1942
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Type	Bombardment

The 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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Stations 1.4 Aircraft 2 References

History

The squadron was formed in early 1942 as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb squadron. Equipped and began training under Second Air Force. Was inactivated with personnel and equipment redesignated as 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, after 38th was broken up with original aircraft reassigned after the Pearl Harbor Attack.

Lineage

• Constituted 31st Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 28 January 1942

Activated on 3 February 1942

Disbanded on 16 March 1942

Assignments

• 303d Bombardment Group, 3 February-16 March 1942

Stations

• Pendleton Field, Oregon, 3 February 1942
• Gowen Field, Idaho, 13 February-16 March 1942

Aircraft

• B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• 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