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The 82d flew antisubmarine patrols off the California coast from 8 December 1941 to 16 August 1942. It went on to fly combat sorties in the Southwest and Western Pacific from 27 November 1943 to 15 August 1945.
On 11 January 1945, while flying an F-6D Mustang on an armed reconnaissance mission over northern Luzon in the Philippines, Captain William A. Shomo, the squadron commander at the time, sighted a Japanese formation of twelve fighters escorting a bomber. He attacked and succeeded in shooting down the bomber and six of the fighters while his wingman, Lieutenant Paul Lipscomb, shot down three more fighters. Shomo was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article September 2017 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The 82d Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska USA It is geographically separated from the 55th operating from Kadena Air Base in Japan The squadron operates Boeing RC 135 aircraft flying reconnaissance missions 82d Reconnaissance Squadron82d Reconnaissance Squadron PatchActive1 June 1937 1 April 194924 January 1955 1 July 195725 August 1967 30 September 19762 October 1991 presentCountryUnited StatesBranchUnited States Air ForceTypeReconnaissance and SurveillancePart ofAir Combat Command12th Air Force55th Wing55th Operations GroupGarrison HQKadena Air BaseDecorationsDUC AFOUA w V Device PPUC RVGC w Palm Contents 1 History 1 1 Operations 1 2 Lineage 2 Assignments 3 Stations 4 Aircraft operated 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 82d flew antisubmarine patrols off the California coast from 8 December 1941 to 16 August 1942 It went on to fly combat sorties in the Southwest and Western Pacific from 27 November 1943 to 15 August 1945 On 11 January 1945 while flying an F 6D Mustang on an armed reconnaissance mission over northern Luzon in the Philippines Captain William A Shomo the squadron commander at the time sighted a Japanese formation of twelve fighters escorting a bomber He attacked and succeeded in shooting down the bomber and six of the fighters while his wingman Lieutenant Paul Lipscomb shot down three more fighters Shomo was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action The squadron flew strategic reconnaissance over Southeast Asia from August 1967 to March 1973 1 Operations edit World War II Vietnam War 1 Lineage edit 82d Observation Squadron 1937 1942 82d Observation Squadron Medium 1942 82d Observation Squadron 1942 1943 82d Reconnaissance Squadron Fighter 1943 1944 82d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 1944 1947 82d Reconnaissance Squadron Photographic Jet Propelled 1947 1948 82d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Photo Jet 1948 1954 82d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron Fighter 1954 1967 82d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 1967 1991 82d Reconnaissance Squadron 1991 present 1 Assignments editIX Corps Area 1937 1940 4th Army 1940 1941 III Corps 1941 4th Air Force 1941 69th Observation Group 1941 1942 71st Reconnaissance Group 1942 1946 Attached 35th Fighter Group 20 October 1945 9 February 1946 V Bomber Command 1946 314th Composite Wing 1946 1947 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group 1947 1949 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1955 1957 3d Air Division 1967 1968 4252d Strategic Wing 1968 1970 376th Strategic Wing 1970 1976 55th Wing 1991 present 1 Stations editMoffett Field California 1937 1940 Flight at Brooks Field Texas 28 June 1940 9 April 1941 Hamilton Field California 1940 1941 Salinas California 1941 1943 Esler Field Louisiana 1943 Laurel Army Air Field Mississippi 1943 Milne Bay New Guinea 1943 Dobodura New Guinea 1943 1944 Detachment Finschhafen New Guinea December 1943 19 April 1944 Saidor New Guinea 1944 Biak 1944 Owi Schouten Islands 1944 Morotai 1944 1945 Air Echelon San Jose Mindoro 29 December 1944 17 January 1945 Lingayen Luzon 1945 Ie Shima Airfield Okinawa 1945 Irumagawa Air Base Japan 1945 1947 Yokota Air Base Japan 1947 1949 Johnson Air Base Japan 1949 Larson Air Force Base Washington 1955 1957 Yokota Air Base Japan 1967 1968 Kadena Air Base Japan 1968 1976 1991 present 1 Aircraft operated editO 31 1937 c 1938 O 43 1937 c 1938 O 47 c 1938 1940 1941 1942 O 46 1940 1942 O 49 Vigilant 1941 1942 O 52 Owl 1941 1942 A 20 Havoc 1942 1943 B 25 Mitchell 1942 1943 1946 P 39 Airacobra 1942 1944 P 40 Warhawk 1942 1943 1944 1945 F 6 Mustang 1944 1947 F 5 Lightning 1946 FP 80 Shooting Star 1947 1945 A 26 Invader 1946 1947 F 2 Expeditor 1947 1948 RF 61 Reporter 1949 RF 84 Thunderflash 1955 1957 RC 135 1967 1976 1991 present 1 References edit a b c d e f AFHRA 82 RS Page permanent dead link External links editAFHRA 82d Reconnaissance Squadron history permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron amp oldid 1002790261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
