4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic)

The 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 5600th Composite Wing, based at Howard Field, Canal Zone. It was inactivated on 14 March 1949.

History

The 4th TRS provided support of new turbine engine aircraft. In it's first year of jet operation 7 of 15 FP-80s were lost.^[1]

Lineage

• Constituted as 4th Observation Squadron on 22 November 1940

Activated on 1 April 1941

Redesignated: 4th Observation Squadron (Medium) on 26 February 1942

Redesignated: 4th Observation Squadron on 4 July 1942

Redesignated: 4th Reconnaissance Squadron (Special) on 25 June 1943

Redesignated: 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 20 May 1944

Redesignated: 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic) on 17 June 1948

Inactivated on 14 March 1949

Assignments

• 13th Composite Wing, April 1941
• Puerto Rican Department, 14 July 1941
• 72d Observation Group, 29 March 1942

Attached to: Puerto Rican Department, 29 March 1942 – 23 March 1943

Attached to: Antilles Air Task Force, 23 March – 1 June 1943

• Antilles Air Command, 1 June 1943
• Caribbean Air Command, 25 August 1946

Attached to Provisional Composite Reconnaissance Group, 1 February – 28 July 1948

• 6th Fighter Wing, 1 June 1948
• 5600th Group, 28 July 1948
• 5600th (later 5600th Composite) Wing, 20 August 1948 – 14 March 1949.

Stations

• Losey Field, Puerto Rico, 1 April 1941
• Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 27 October 1943
• Coolidge Field, Antigua, 21 May 1945
• Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 5 October 1945
• Rio Hato AAB, Panama, 20 August 1946
• France Field, Canal Zone, 11 December 1947
• Howard Field, Canal Zone, 20 August 1948 – 14 March 1949.

Operational history

Air defense in Caribbean area, 1941–1945. Not operationally manned or equipped, January – 15 October 1946.

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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