17th Reconnaissance Squadron
Emblem of the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron
Active	1942-1946; 1951-1979; 2008-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force

The 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (17 RS) is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 57th Operations Group, and stationed at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada.

Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Lineage 2.2 Assignments 2.3 Stations 2.4 Aircraft 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Overview

The 17th RS conducts intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operating the flies MQ-1 Predator UAV.

The squadron flew photo-reconnaissance flights in the Pacific Theater over a wide area during World War II. Later, during the Cold War, it was a front-line squadron assigned to NATO Tactical Reconnaissance wings in France, England and West Germany. It was inactivated in 1979 due to budget restrictions.

[edit] History

[edit] Lineage

• Constituted 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 14 Jul 1942

Activated on 23 Jul 1942

Redesignated: 17 Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 Feb 1943

Redesignated: 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 Nov 1943

Inactivated on 19 Apr 1946

• Redesignated 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet on 1 Apr 1951

Activated on 2 Apr 1951

Redesignated: 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Oct 1966

Inactivated 1 Jan 1979

• Redesignated 17 Reconnaissance Squadron on 4 Mar 2002

Activated on 8 Mar 2002.

[edit] Assignments

4 Photographic (later, 4 Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping; 4 Photographic; 4 Reconnaissance) Group, 23 Jul 1942 Thirteenth Air Force, 5 Dec 1945 XIII Fighter Command, 10 Dec 1945 85 Fighter Wing; 1 Feb 1946 Pacific Air Command, U. S. Army, 1-19 Apr 1946 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 2 Apr 1951

432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 8 Feb 1958 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 10 May 1959 86th Tactical Fighter Wing, 12 Jan 1970 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 31 Jan 1973-1 Jan 1979 57th Operations Group, 8 Mar 2002-Present

[edit] Stations

Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado, 23 Jul-24 Oct 1942 Camp Deptha, Nouméa, New Caledonia, 2 Dec 1942 Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 16 Jan 1943 Detachment operated from: Munda Airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, c. 13 Oct 1943-31 Jan 1944, 9 Mar-1 Apr 1944 Detachment operated from: Buka Airfield, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, c. 11 Dec 1943-Feb 1945 Detachment operated from: Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, 8-23 Oct 1944 Detachment operated from: Sansapor Airfield, Netherlands East Indies, 13 Oct-4 Nov 1944

Wama Airfield, Morotai, Netherlands East Indies, 4 Nov 1944 Detachment operated from: Dulag Airfield, Dulag, Leyte, Philippines, 9 Feb-Oct 1945 Puerto Princesa Airfield, Palawan, Philippines, 11 May 1945-19 Apr 1946 Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 2 Apr 1951-10 May 1959 Laon-Couvron Air Base, France, 10 May 1959 RAF Upper Heyford, England, Sep 1966 Zweibrucken Air Base, Germany, 12 Jan 1970-1 Jan 1979 Indian Springs AFAF (later Cheech AFB), Nevada, 8 Mar 2002-Present

[edit] Aircraft

• P-38/F-5, 1942-1946
• B-25, 1944-1946
• F-6, 1946
• RF-80, 1951-1955
• RF-84, 1954-1958
• RF-101, 1957-1969
• RF-4, 1969-1978.
• MQ-1 Predator UAV 2002-Present

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (December 2009)

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
• 17th Reconnaissance Squadron Factsheet

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