7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Emblem of the 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Active	1942-1944; 1967-1971
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Reconnaissance Training

McDonnell RF-4C-27-MC Phantom 65-0922 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 1970

The 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It was inactivated on 15 October 1971.

History

The unit trained pilots and technicians for photographic reconnaissance during World War II. Reactivated in 1967, the 7th TRS was an RF-4C Phantom II reconnaissance pilot training organization. It trained many RF-4C pilots prior to their deployment to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Inactivated in 1971 when parent 67th TRW moved from Mountain Home to Bergstrom AFB.

Lineage

• Constituted 7th Photographic Squadron on 19 January 1942

Activated on 28 January 1942

Re-designated: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 9 June 1942

Re-designated: 7th Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 February 1943

Re-designated: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 August 1943

Disbanded on 1 May 1944.

• Re-constituted as 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 December 1967

Activated on 15 December 1967

Inactivated on 15 October 1971

Assignments

• Third Air Force, 28 January 1942
• Second Air Force, 29 Mar 1942;
• 2d Photographic (later Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping; Photographic Reconnaissance) Group, 7 May 1942 – 1 May 1944
• 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 15 December 1967 – 15 October 1971

Stations

• MacDill Field, Florida, 28 Jan 1942
• Savannah Army Airbase, Georgia, 27 Feb 1942
• Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado, 15 May 1942
• Will Rogers Field, Oklaholma, 10 Oct 1943-1 May 1944
• Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, 15 December 1967
• Bergstrom AFB, Texas, 15 July-15 October 1971

Aircraft

• P-38/F-4 Lightning 1942-1944
• B-25/F-10 Mitchell 1942-1944
• RF-4C Phantom II, 1967-1971

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.