13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Squadron
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VIII Air Support Command PHOTO RECCE
24 June 1943
Official description
Not yet known
Description
7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group has been supplemented with antoher squadron of F-5s, the 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. 5 F-5s are despatched on photographic reconnaissance sorties over France. This is the first mission for 22PRS.
Mission details
1. NORTH WEST FRANCE
Description
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Aircraft type
F-5 Lightning
Notes
Photo recce mission over NW France.
Units
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | Not Applicable |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 4 |
2. NORTH WEST FRANCE
Description
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Aircraft type
F-5 Lightning
Notes
Photo recce mission over NW France. First operation for 22 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron.
Units
Mission Statistics
| Number of aircraft Sent | 5 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 06 January 2015 20:12:04 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name and description |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham 5-Jan-2015. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:15 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'. |
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