76th Reconnaissance Group

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unit_name= 76th Reconnaissance Group


caption= 76th Reconnaissance Insignia
dates= 1942 - 1944
country= United States
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branch= United States Army Air Forces
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role= Reconnaissance
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command_structure= Third Air Force
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garrison= American Theatre
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anniversaries=The 76th Reconnaissance Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces organization. It served primarily in the American Theatre.

History

Operational Units

* 20th Reconnaissance Squadron
* 23d Reconnaissance Squadron
* 24th Reconnaissance Squadron
* 70th Reconnaissance Squadron
* 91st Reconnaissance Squadron
* 97th Reconnaissance Squadron
* 101st Reconnaissance Squadron
* 102d Reconnaissance Squadron
* 106th Reconnaissance Squadron
* 121st Reconnaissance Squadron

Aircraft Flown

* North American B-25 Mitchell
* Douglas A-20 Havoc
* L-1,L-4,L-5,L-6 Light Observation Aircraft
* Bell P-39 Airacobra
* Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Stations Assigned

* MacDill Field, FL 27 Feb 1942
* Key Field, MS c. 3 Mar 1942
* Pope Field, NC c. 28 Mar 1942
* Vichy, MO Dec 1942
* Morris Field, NC May 1943
* Thermal AAF, CA 1943-15 Apr 1944

Operational History

World War II

Constituted as 76th Observation Group on 5 Feb 1942 and activated on 27 Feb. Redesignated 76th Reconnaissance Group in Apr 1943, and 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group in Aug 1943.

Trained in aerial reconnaissance and air support techniques and aided ground units in their training, Feb 1942-May 1943; assisted Second Army on maneuvers, May-Sep 1943; participated in maneuvers with ground forces in the California-Arizona desert training area beginning in Sep 1943.

Disbanded on 15 Apr 1944.

See also

* Third Air Force

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.

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