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Re: USAAF 11th AF PR units
Hello,
A possibility for No.2:
In early April 1944, the 2nd Mapping Squadron arrived from F-7s Peterson Field, Colo., with four F-7s. The F-7 was a photoreconnnaissance version of the B-24. Because of their aquamarine paint scheme, the F-7s were dubbed the Blue Geese. The squadron operated from Casco Cove and spent the next five months taking over 3,000 photographs of the Northern Kuriles. The photographs were later used in making maps of the Kuriles. (p.131).
Finally, the Blue Geese of the 2nd Photo Mapping Squadron completed their project and returned to Peterson Field in late August. They had lost one of their F-7s in an accident on Shemya. The trend of sustaining no combat losses continued. (p.132).
See:
Top Cover For America - The Air Force in Alaska 1920-1983.
Cloe, John Haile with Michael Monaghan.
Missoula:Pictorial Histories Publishing Company,1987(3rd.printing).
pp.131-2
Col.
Last edited by Col Bruggy; 15th January 2023 at 23:29.
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