74th Reconnaissance Squadron

Aero Squadron The first predecessor of the squadron was established at Waco, Texas in February 1918 as the 74th Aero Squadron, In July 1918, the 74th moved to the New York City area, where it served, probably with Airco DH.4 aircraft as a tactical defense unit until it was demobilized in January 1919. It was again organized at Langley Field, Virginia in June, but was again demobilized on 25 September 1919 The squadron was activated as a regular unit in October 1933 at Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone and equipped with Boeing P-12s, while its reservists remained at Fort Crockett. Its organization is believed to have originated from the 9th Operations Group Detachment 5, which was activated in 2018 and whose logo contained elements similar to the 74th's current patch. ==Lineage==

; 74th Aero Squadron • Organized as the 74th Aero Squadron (Service) on 22 February 1918 : Demobilized on 28 January 1919 • Organized on 17 June 1919 : Demobilized on 25 September 1919 • Reconstituted and consolidated with the 74th Attack Squadron as the 74th Attack Squadron c. 16 October 1936 : Redesignated 74th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. August 1943 : Inactivated on 1 November 1946 • Redesignated: 135th Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 27 March 1951 : Activated on 1 May 1951 : Inactivated on 1 December 1952 • Redesignated 74th Reconnaissance Squadron on 4 December 2019 : Activated on 19 December 2019 • 40th Bombardment Group, 9 August 1942 • 6th Bombardment Group, 12 May 1943 • VI Bomber Command, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946 • 106th Bombardment Group, 1 May 1951 • 106th Bombardment Wing, 16 June – 1 December 1952 • 9th Operations Group, 19 December 2019 – present Stations • Waco, Texas, 22 February 1918 • Call Field, Texas, 1 March 1918 • Hazelhurst Field, New York, 29 July 1918 • Roosevelt Field, New York, September 1918 • Garden City, New York, Unknown-28 January 1919 • Langley Field, Virginia, 17 June – 25 September 1919 • Fort Crockett, Texas, 18 October 1927 • Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone, 1 October 1933 • Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, 14 July 1941 • Aguadulce Airfield, Panama, 8 November 1941 • Rio Hato Airfield, Panama, c. 11 December 1941 • Guatemala City, Guatemala, 9 January 1942 • Rio Hato Airfield, Panama, c. 7 April 1944 • Seymour Island Airfield, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, c. 21 August 1944 • Aguadulce Airfield, Panama, 13 February 1945 • Rio Hato Airfield, Panama, 3. May 1945-1 November 1946 • March Air Force Base, California, 1 May 1951 – 1 December 1952 • Beale Air Force Base, California, 19 December 2019 – present Aircraft • DH-4 Liberty Plane, 1918–1919 • Boeing P-12, 1933–1937 • OA-3, 1933–1937 • B-6, 1933–1937 • Northrop A-17 Nomad, 1937–1940 • A-8, 1937–1940 • 0A-9, 1937–1940 • Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1939–1942 • Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942–1943 • Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1942–1946 • Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1951–1952 ==See also==