424th Reconnaissance Group
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The 424th Reconnaissance Groupis an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force
, based at DeRidder Army Airbase, Louisiana
. It was inactivated on 15 August 1943.
The group was constituted on 30 March 1943 and activated on 1 April. The 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th Reconnaissance Squadrons were assigned. However, the unit was never fully organized. Disbanded on 15 August 1943.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force
Third Air Force
The Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, based at DeRidder Army Airbase, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. It was inactivated on 15 August 1943.
The group was constituted on 30 March 1943 and activated on 1 April. The 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th Reconnaissance Squadrons were assigned. However, the unit was never fully organized. Disbanded on 15 August 1943.