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9th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

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9th Reconnaissance Group
Active1943–1944
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces

The 9th Reconnaissance Group was a group of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force, based at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 6 May 1944.

The unit trained crews and units for photographic reconnaissance and combat mapping. It had no assigned operational squadrons, conducted training with attached squadrons from other units. Aircraft used were F-3 (A-20), F-4 (P-38), F-5 (P-38) F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17). Inactivated on 6 May 1944.[1]

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ "9th Reconnaissance Group - WWII - World War II - Army Air Forces". www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.