91 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
History Notes

Selected Reference Notes - 1
Designations, Aircraft and Stations
Duty
Locations
Aircraft
Assigned

Date From
Designation &
Redesignations
Kelly Field, TX;
Garden City, NY
21 Aug. 1917
91st Aero Squadron
None
Note: This Maroon color denotes activations, designations, redesignations
and inactivation actions relating to the 91st Squadron.
[The unit sailed for Europe on 27 October 1917 and, after passing through English ports, arrived at LeHarve on 13 November 1917. After moves to various French cities, the squadron reached Gondreville on 24 May 19l8. During its earliest months in France, the 91st Aero Squadron (Observation) engaged in training. They sent a number of their mechanics to the Salmson airplane motor factory for instruction to overcome mechanical and technical
difficulties impending their operations.]
24 May 1918


21 Sept. 1918




28 June 1919

30 June 1919

Nov. 1919
91st Aero Squadron
Observation

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Demobilized

Remobilized

91st Aero Squadron
Observation
Salmson 2A2


----DH-4,----
Spad XIII,
Breguet 14






----DH-4----
Toul Sector (St. Mihiel),
France

Vavincourt/Souilly/Preutin,
France; Trier, Colbenz,
Germany; Colombey/LeMans
Brest, France; Rtnd. to US

Mitchel Field, NY

"

Mather Field, CA
[The unit was transferred there after short stays at Park Field, Tennessee
and Rockwell Field, California. — TDY stations while based at this field included
Municipal Flying Field, Eugene, OR, May - Oct. 1921]
14 Mar. 1921



Late 1921

25 Jan. 1923


1 Mar. 1935


June 1936


Sept. 1941


17 Jan. 1942



3 July 1942

Sept. 1942


Nov. 1942


April 1943


27 May 1943


Sept. 1943



12 Oct. 1943


1 Nov. 1944


25 June 1945



June 1945










May 1946




Jan. 1949

March 1949





June 1950




20 Dec. 1954



1955


1 Jul. 1957


12 Apr. 1967



1972

1977

1980

1983

1985

1991

1 Oct. 1993
91st Squadron
Observation


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91st Observation Squadron

91st Observation Squadron
(C&A)

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91st Observation
Squadron (Medium)


91st Observation
Squadron
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91st Reconnaissance
Squadron (Fighter)

91st Reconnaissance
Squadron (Bombardment)

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91st Photographic
Mapping Squadron

91st Photographic
Charting Squadron

91st Reconnaissance
Squadron, Long Range
Photographic

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91st Strategic
Reconnaissance Squadron
(Photographic)

-

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91st Strategic
Reconnaissance Squadron
(Fighter)

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91st SRS Deactivated


Reactivated/Redesignated
Tactical Recon Sqdn.


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Deactivated

Reactivated and
Redesignated as
91st Intelligence
Sqdn. (IS)
----DH-4,----
&
successively

----OA-1A/C-1,----

O-25/C-6,

C-8 & O-46


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----O-49 ----








---O-47/L-4---
O-52/A-20

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-----B-25---
DB-7/L-5

Records are missing from September 1943 to early 1944








---F-10 (B-25) &---
F-9 (B-17)









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-----RB-29---







----RB-29---
RB-45
RB-50


---B-36/RF-84---



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----RF-4----



----RF-4----

----RF-4----

----RF-4----

----RF-4----

----RF-4----



Sqdn. Grounded
Mather Field, CA



Crissy Field, CA






Gray Field,
Fort Lewis, WA

Wheeler-Sac Field,
Pine Camp, N.Y.







Tullahoma, TN for
Middle TN Maneuvers

Godman Field,
Fort Knox, KY







Reading, PA













Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guiana, Ibura Field, Recife, Brazil, Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone -
With communications detachments at Belem,
Brazil and San Tome, Venezuela — With Flight “B” stationed at Talara, Peru


MacDill Field, Tampa, FL (Hq), Natal Brazil, Howard Field, Canal Zone


McGuire AFB, NJ







Johnson AB and
Yokota AB, Japan



Great Falls AFB, MT



Larson AFB, WA





Bergstrom AFB, TX
and deployed to various overseas locals

Athens, Greece

Aviano AB, Italy

Aviano AB, Italy

Aviano AB, Italy

Aviano AB, Italy



694 Intelligence Group
(IG), Ft. George G.
Meade, MD

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