22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Squadron
Staff Sergeant Robert Astrella of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group with the signboard of the 22nd Photographic Laboratory at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.' media-387660.jpg FRE 5376 Staff Sergeant Robert Astrella of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group with the signboard of the 22nd Photographic Laboratory at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5376 - Staff Sergeant Robert Astrella of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group with the signboard of the 22nd Photographic Laboratory at Mount Farm....

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Mount Farm

People

Andrew Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35694416

Arthur L Bender

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 376th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-859501

Albert L Betz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-567304
  • Highest Rank: Colonel

Aloysius S Borowicz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36169548

Bertrand L Buteau

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31116117

Aircraft

Two engineers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group fit cameras onto an F-5 Lightning (serial number 42-12778) nicknamed "Dim View". Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273531.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.

42-12778

  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Dim View
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

42-13099

  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
An F-5 Lightning of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group take off from the snowy runway at Mount Farm.

42-67114

  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Maxine
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
A shark mouth F-5 Lightning nicknamed "The Florida Gator" of the 22nd Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case:"The Florida Gator Mount Farm R. Astrella"

42-67119

  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Nicknames: The Florida Gator
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

42-67121

  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Mission

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to type, unit encompassing associations, person associations, aircraft associations and stations
Sources

Consolidation of duplicate units and connections to reflect the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group's structure according to "Air Force Combat Units of World War 2", Ed. Maurer Maurer, Office of Air Force History. Washingto D.C. 1983. (p.45) Additional details from:

Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

Date
Contributortgstaab
ChangesChanges to mission associations
Sources

From the Walter Staab collection

Date
Contributortgstaab
ChangesChanges to mission associations and media associations
Sources

From the Walter Staab Collection

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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