45th Reconnaissance Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 45th Reconnaissance Squadron


caption= 45th Reconnaissance Squadron Patch
dates= 1 October 1943 - 25 March 1949
26 September 1950 - 31 May 1971
15 October 1971 - 31 October 1975
1 April 1982 - 30 September 1989
1 July 1994 - Present
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Reconnaissance and Surveillance
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The 45th Reconnaissance Squadron (45 RS) is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Mission

History

The squadron flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 6 June 1944-8 April 1945. It conducted photo-mapping of Europe from, June 1945-March 1949. THe 45th again flew combat in Korea from, 29 December 1950-27 July 1953. Squadron detachments flew combat reconnaissance in Southeast Asia from, November 1961-July 1966. The 45th flew combat reconnaissance as a unit in Southeast Asia from, July 1966-November 1970. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0045recos.html AFHRA 45 RS Page] ]

=Operations=

*World War II
*Korean War
*Vietnam War

=Lineage=

*423d Night Fighter Squadron (1943 - 1944)
*155th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (1944 - 1945)
*45th Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic (1945 - 1948)
*45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic (1948 - 1950)
*45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1950 - 1953)
*45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic-Jet (1953 - 1967)
*45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1967 - 1981)
*45th Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron (1981 - 1994)
*45th Reconnaissance Squadron (1994 - Present)

=Assignments=

*481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group (1943 - 1944)
*IX Tactical Air Command (1944, 1945)
*10th Photographic Group (1944 - 1945)
*67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (1945)
**Attached: 9th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (Provisional) (25 April - 23 May 1945)
*363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group (1945)
*64th Fighter Wing (1945)
*10th Reconnaissance Group (1945 - 1947)
*86th Composite Group (1947 - 1948)
*United States Air Forces in Europe (1948 - 1949)
**Attached: 36th Fighter Wing (1948 - 1949)
*7300th Air Force Composite Wing (1948)
*543d Tactical Support Group (1950)
*314th Air Division (1950 - 1951)
**Attached: 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing (27 December 1950 - 24 February 1951)
*67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (1951 - 1960)
*39th Air Division (1960 - 1968)
**Attached: 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (8 July 1966 - 31 December 1970)
*475th Tactical Fighter Wing (1968 - 1971)
*5th Air Force (1971)
*67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (1971 - 1975)
**Attached: 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (13 June - 7 July 1973)
*67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (1982 - 1989)
*55th Wing (1994 - Present)

=Bases stationed=

*Orlando Air Base, Florida (1943 - 1944)
*Kern County Airport, California (1944)
*RAF Charmy Down, England (1944)
*RAF Chalgrove, England (1944)
*Rennes, France (1944)
*Châteaudun, France (1944)
*Saint-Dizier, France (1944 - 1945)
*Le Culot, Belgium (1945)
*Maastricht, Holland (1945)
*Kassel, Germany (1945)
*Darmstadt, Germany (1945)
*Furth, Germany (1945 - 1947)
*Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany (1947 - 1949)
*Itazuke Air Base, Japan (1950)
*Komaki Air Base, Japan (1950)
*Taegu Air Base, South Korea (1950 - 1951)
*Kimpo Air Base, South Korea (1951 - 1955)
*Misawa Air Base, Japan (1955 - 1971)
**Deployed: Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (November 1961 - 1 May 1962)
**Deployed: Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (14 November - 14 December 1962)
**Deployed: Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam (14 December 1962 - 5 May 1963)
**Deployed: Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam (1 November 1963 - 3 May 1964)
**Deployed: Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam (1 February - 6 May 1965)
**Deployed: Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (1 November 1965 - 15 August 1966)
**Deployed: Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam (July 1966 - 31 December 1970)
*Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas (1971 - 1975, 1982 - 1989)
**Deployed: RAF Alconbury, England (13 June - 7 July 1973)
*Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska (1994 - Present)

=Aircraft Operated=

*P-70 (1943 - 1944)
*A-20 Havoc (1943 - 1945)
*F-3 (1944 - 1945)
*B-26 Marauder (1945 - 1949)
*F-6 (1946 - 1948)
*B-17 Flying Fortress (1948)
*T-6 Texan (1950 - 1951)
*F-51 Mustang (1950 - 1953)
*C-47 Skytrain (1951 - 1952)
*F-80 Shooting Star (1952 - 1955)
*RF-80 Shooting Star (1952 - 1955)
*RF-84 Thunderflash (1955 - 1958)
*RF-101 Voodoo (1958 - 1970)
*RF-4C Phantom II (1971 - 1975, 1982 - 1989)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0045recos.html AFHRA 45th Reconnaissance Squadron History]

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