It is assigned to the 432d Wing, and stationed at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada.

Flew hazardous unarmed reconnaissance missions over enemy-held territory in Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Northern Solomon Islands; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; Central Burma and southeast China.

[1] Aactivated at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina in 1951 as a photo-reconnaissance training squadron.

Remained in England until 1970, moved to Zweibrucken AB, West Germany and re-equipped with McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II aircraft.

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