30th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
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The 30th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the 75th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
stationed at Key Field
, Mississippi
. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with the 75th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
75th Air Base Wing
The 75th Air Base Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Hill Air Force Base, Ogden Utah.-Mission:Provide base operating support for the Ogden Air Logistics Center, the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, 309th Maintenance Wing, 526th ICBM Systems Wing,...
stationed at Key Field
Key field
A key field is a field or set of fields of a database table which together form a unique identifier for a database record . The aggregate of these fields is usually referred to simply as "the key". Key fields also define searches...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
Lineage
- Constituted 30th Army Reconnaissance Squadron on 20 November 1940
- Activated on 30 November 1940
- Redesignated: 30th Observation Squadron on 14 August 1941
- Redesignated: 30th Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 January 1942
- Redesignated: 30th Observation Squadron on 4 July 1942
- Redesignated: 30th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 2 April 1943
- Redesignated: 30th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944.
Assignments
- Fourth Corps Area, 30 November 1940
- Third Army, 24 January 1941
- Second Army, c. May 1941
- II Air Support CommandThird Air ForceThe Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, 1 September 1941 - 75th Observation (later Reconnaissance; Tactical Reconnaissance) Group75th Air Base WingThe 75th Air Base Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Hill Air Force Base, Ogden Utah.-Mission:Provide base operating support for the Ogden Air Logistics Center, the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, 309th Maintenance Wing, 526th ICBM Systems Wing,...
, 12 March 1942-1 May 1944
Stations
- Atlanta Army AirfieldAtlanta Army AirfieldAtlanta Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Corps training facility that operated on the grounds of the present Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport during World War II.-History:...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, 30 November 1940 - Tullahoma AAF, TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, 29 June 1942 - Key FieldKey fieldA key field is a field or set of fields of a database table which together form a unique identifier for a database record . The aggregate of these fields is usually referred to simply as "the key". Key fields also define searches...
, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, 17 August 1943-1 May 1944
Aircraft
- In addition to O-49, 1941–1943, O-47 and L-4, 1942–1943, and A-20, 1943
- Included O-38, 1941–1942
- O-52, 1942, and O-46, B-25, and DB-7, 1942–1943
- P-39, P-40, and P-51, 1943-1944.