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* [[Dorand AR]]-2, 1918 |
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* [[Salmson 2]], 1918–1919 |
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* [[Airco DH.4]], 1919-c. 1926 |
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* [[Douglas O-2]], C. 1926-1930 |
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* [[JN-6 Jenny]] JNS-1, [[Curtis O-11]], during period 1919-1930 |
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* [[Thomas-Morse O-19]], 1930–1933, 1935 |
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* [[Fokker O-27]], 1933–1935 |
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* [[Douglas O-43]], 1935–1941 |
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* [[North American O-47]], 1938–1942 |
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* [[Stinson YO-54]], 1940–1942 |
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* [[O-52 Owl]] and [[O-57 Grasshopper]], 1941–1942 |
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* [[O-59 Grasshopper]], 1942 |
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* [[Douglas O-31]], O-46; [[Curtiss O-40 Raven]]; [[Ryan YO-51 Dragonfly]] during period 1935-1941 |
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* [[Douglas O-38]] and 0-49 during period 1941-1942 |
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* [[A-20 Havoc]], 1942 |
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* [[P-51/F-6C Mustang]], 1942 |
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* [[Spitfire PR Mk XI]], 1942–1944 |
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* [[L-4 Grasshopper]], 1942–1943 |
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* [[A-20 Havoc|DB-7 and A-20 Havoc]], 1943 |
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* [[P-51/F-6D Mustang]], 1943–1946 |
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* [[FP-80A Shooting Star]], 1946–1949 |
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* [[RB-26B Invader]], 1951–1956 |
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* [[RB-66B Destroyer]], 1956–1960 |
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* [[RF-4C Phantom II]], 1966–1992 |
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* [[RQ-4 Global Hawk]], 2001 – present<ref name="AFHRA"/> |
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==See also=== |
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Revision as of 13:48, 3 April 2013
12th Reconnaissance Squadron | |
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Active | 2 June 1917–March 31, 1946 29 July 1946-March 28, 1949 25 February 1951-March 8, 1960 3 November 1965-September 30, 1992 8 November 2001 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Aerial reconnaissance |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | Air Combat Command |
Garrison/HQ | Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota |
Motto(s) | Know Your Enemy |
Engagements | World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lewis H. Brereton Robert Merrill Lee |
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12th Reconnaissance Squadron emblem | |
Aircraft flown | |
Reconnaissance | RQ-4 Global Hawk |
The 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (12 RS) is a United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 69th Reconnaissance Group at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
The squadron traces its lineage to the Air Service, United States Army 12th Aero Squadron, activated on 2 June 1917 at Kelly Field, Texas. It earned seven Campaign Streamers in World War I flying the French Salmson 2A2 aircraft as a Corps Observation squadron. The squadron again flew tactical reconnaissance missions in France and Northern Europe during World War II as part of Ninth Air Force. As a United States Air Force squadron, it flew reconnaissance missions in the Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and the Global War on Terrorism. It continues its history of reconnaissance today, now equipped with the RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Vehicle (UAV).
Overview
History
Lineage
- Organized as 12th Aero Squadron on 2 June 1917
- Re-designated: 12th Squadron (Observation) on 14 March 1921
- Re-designated: 12th Observation Squadron on 25 January 1923
- Re-designated: 12th Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 January 1942
- Re-designated: 12th Observation Squadron on 4 July 1942
- Re-designated: 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 31 May 1943
- Re-designated: 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 November 1943
- Inactivated on 31 March 1946
- Re-designated 12th Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic (Jet Propelled) on 9 July 1946
- Activated on 29 July 1946
- Re-designated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic-Jet on 14 June 1948
- Inactivated on 28 March 1949
- Re-designated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic on 5 February 1951
- Activated on 25 February 1951
- Re-designated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic-Jet on 23 February 1959
- Discontinued on 8 March 1960
- Re-designated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic-Jet, and activated on 3 November 1965
- Organized on 1 July 1966
- Re-designated: 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 October 1966
- Re-designated: 12th Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 November 1991
- Inactivated on 30 September 1992
- Activated on 8 November 2001[1]
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Stations
- World War I
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- World War II
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- United States Air Force
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency