161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Squadron
Corrected reference to reconnaissance Group/Squadron and aircraft from P-51D to F-6D.
Object Number - FRE 7227 - An F-6D Mustang (B3-R, serial number 44-14200) of the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group.
Constituted as the 381st Fighter Squadron and activated in March, 1943.
Assigned to the 363d Fighter Group on March 1, 1943. (This unit was later redesignated as the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group.)
Redesignated as the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on August 25, 1944.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Army Airfield | 1 March 1943 - 23 August 1943 | |
| Santa Rosa Army Airfield | 23 August 1943 - 6 October 1943 | |
| Sacramento Municipal Airport | 6 October 1943 - 2 December 1943 | |
| RAF Keevil | 20 December 1943 - 2 February 1944 |
Previously was
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group Ninth Air Force
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: F-6 Mustang
- Unit: 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group Ninth Air Force