9th Reconnaissance Group
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The 9th Reconnaissance Groupis an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force
, based at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma
. It was inactivated on 6 May 1944.
The unit trained crews and units for photographic reconnaissance and combat mapping. Had no assigned operational squadrons, conducted training with attached squadrons from other units. Aircraft used were F-3 (A-20), F-4 (P-38), F-5 (P-51) F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17). Inactivated on 6 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 Third Air Force
Third Air Force
The Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, based at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. It was inactivated on 6 May 1944.
The unit trained crews and units for photographic reconnaissance and combat mapping. Had no assigned operational squadrons, conducted training with attached squadrons from other units. Aircraft used were F-3 (A-20), F-4 (P-38), F-5 (P-51) F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17). Inactivated on 6 May 1944.