69th Reconnaissance Group

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

History

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 Force

IV Ground Air Support Command, 3 September 1941

• Third Air Force

III Reconnaissance Command, November 1942

• Ninth Air Force, 22 March 1945 – 29 July 1946

Attached to: 64 Fighter Wing, c. 22 March – 30 June 1945

• Continental Air Forces

Third Air Force, August 1945

• 9th Reconnaissance Wing 19 September 2011

Components

• 22d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 29 Jan 1945 – 29 July 1946
• 31st Reconnaissance Squadron: 29 March 1942 - 20 March 1945
• 39th Reconnaissance Squadron: 11 April 1944 – 29 January 1945; attached 7 November – 25 December 1945
• 82d Observation Squadron: 3 September 1941 – 5 April 1942
• 111th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1945
• 115th Observation Squadron: 3 September 1941–1943
• 348th Reconnaissance Squadron: 19 September 2011-present

Stations

Aircraft

• O-38
• O-46
• O-47
• O-52
• L-1 Vigilant
• Taylorcraft L-2
• Aeronca L-3
• L-4
• L-5 Sentinel
• L-49
• P-39
• P-40
• B-25
• A-20
• RQ-4 Global Hawk

Operations history

Flew antisubmarine patrols along the Pacific coast after Pearl Harbor. Engaged primarily in air-ground training during 1943 and 1944. Began training with F-6's in January 1945 for duty overseas. Moved to France, February–March 1945. Assigned to Ninth AF. Flew visual-reconnaissance and photographic missions to provide intelligence for ground and air units. Redesignated 69th Reconnaissance Group in June 1945. Returned to the US, July–August 1945. Trained with F-6 and A-26 aircraft. Inactivated on 29 July 1946. Reactivated 19 September 2011.

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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