Peter
For what it is worth, the only recce unit I have come across being in Alaska at all was the 1 PRS.
It changed name constantly during WW 2.
It was never assigned to the 11th AF as such but their job from 1943 was to map the State (presumably
areas not previously covered)
Unfortunately the unit never seems to have operated any Lockheed F-5, only B-25, B-17 (F-9) and from 1944
some B-29 (F-13). Exactly which types that went to Alaska are unknown to me.
One other solution is that one of the fighter squadrons received some F-5s to perform such missions.
I think some of the Groups up there were composite so they were probably quite flexible.
Cheers from a rainy Göteborg (miracle of miracles it has actually stopped....
)
Stig