- May 1941-Oct 1944
- HQ USAAF; Second Air Force (ZI)
- Operated F-2 (C-45), F-3 (A-20), F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17), F-10 (B-25), A-29, and B-18
- Squadrons deployed Worldwide Photo-Mapping
- Constituted as 2d Photographic Group
- May 1942-May 1944
- Second Air Force (ZI); Third Air Force (ZI)
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-5 (P-38), F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17)
- Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 3d Photographic Group
- Jun 1942-Mar 1947
- Twelfth Air Force (MTO)
- Operated F-4/F-5 (P-38)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 4th Photographic Group
- Jul 1942-Jan 1946
- Thirteenth Air Force (South, Southwest Pacific)
- Operated F-5 (P-38), F-10 (B-25)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 5th Photographic Group
- Jul 1942-Oct 1945
- Twelfth Air Force; Fifteenth Air Force (MTO)
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-4 (P-38), F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17), F-10 (B-25)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 6th Photographic Group
- Feb 1943-Apr 1946
- Fifth Air Force (Southwest Pacific)
- Operated F-4/F-5 (P-38), F-7 (B-24), B-26
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 7th Photographic Group
- May 1943-Nov 1945
- Eighth Air Force (ETO)
- Operated Spitfire PR XI, P-51 (Escorts)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Sep 1943-Nov 1945
- Tenth Air Force (CBI)
- Operated F-5 (P-38), F-6 (P-51), F-7 (B-24), P-40 (Escorts)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Sep 1943-May 1944
- Third Air Force (ZI)
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-4 (P-38), F-5 (P-38) F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17)
- Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 73d Observation Group
- Sep 1941-Jun 1948
- Ninth Air Force (ETO)
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-5 (P-38), F-6 (P-51)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Resesignated as USAF 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Jun 1948
- Nov 1943-Oct 1944
- HQ USAAF (ZI)
- Squadrons deployed Worldwide
- Squadrons deployed Worldwide Photo-Mapping; Combat Photo-Reconnaissance in CBI
- Operated F-2 (C-45), F-3 (A-20), F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-17), F-10 (B-25), F-13 (B-29)
- Jul 1944-Sep 1945
- Eighth Air Force (ETO)
- Operated Mosquito F-8-DH. Mosquito PR Mk XVI, F-5/P-38, F-7/B-24, F-9/B-17, F-10/B-25, B-26G Marauder (Night Reconnaissance)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance, Weather Reconnaissance, Electronic Counter-Measures
- Established as USAF 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, July 1965
- Aug 1941-Nov 1943; Dec 1946-Jun 1949
- First Air Force; Third Air Force (ZI); Air Force Reserve
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-10 (B-25), P-39F-2
- Operational Training Unit
- Established as USAF 26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, May 1952
- Constituted as 59th Observation Group
- 1941-1942;1943-1944
- First Air Force; Third Air Force (ZI)
- Operated Light Observation Aircraft, P-39F-2
- Coastal patrols, Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 65th Observation Group
- Aug 1941-Oct 1942; Mar-Aug 1943;Dec 1946-Jun 1949
- Third Air Force (ZI); Air Force Reserve
- Operated Light Observation Aircraft, F-10 (B-25)
- Coastal patrols, Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 66th Observation Group
- Aug 1941-Apr 1944; Dec 1946-May 1951
- Third Air Force (ZI); Air Force Reserve
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-10 (B-25), P-39F-2, P-40
- Operational Training Unit
- Reactivated as USAF 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Jan 1953
- Constituted as 67th Observation Group
- Sep 1941-Mar 1946
- Eighth Air Force; Ninth Air Force (ETO)
- Operated F-5 (P-38), F-6 (P-51), P-51 (Escorts)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Reactivated as USAF 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Jun 1948
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- Constituted as 68th Observation Group
- Aug 1941-Jun 1944; Mar 1947-Jun 1949
- Twelfth Air Force (MTO); Air Force Reserve
- Operated Spitfire PR XI, F-3 (A-20), F-5 (P-38), F-6 (P-51), F-7 (B-24), F-9 (B-27), A-36, P-39F-2
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Reactivated as USAF 68th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Oct 1951
- Constituted as 69th Observation Group
- Aug 1941-Jul 1946
- Ninth Air Force (ETO)
- Operated Mosquito PR Mk XVI, F-3 (A-20), F-5 (P-38), F-6 (P-51), F-10 (B-25), P-39F-2, P-40
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 70th Observation Group
- Aug 1941-Nov 1943; Mar 1947-Jun 1949
- Second Air Force (ZI); Air Force Reserve
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-10 (B-25), P-39F-2
- Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 71st Observation Group
- Aug 1941-Feb 1946; Feb 1947-Apr 1949
- Fifth Air Force (Southwest Pacific); Far East Air Forces (Occ Japan)
- Operated F-5 (P-38), F-10 (B-25)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 72d Observation Group
- Aug 1941-Nov 1943; May 1947-Jun 1949
- Sixth Air Force (Caribbean); Air Force Reserve
- Operated B-18
- Antisubmarine Patrols, Photo-Mapping
- Constituted as 74th Observation Group
- Feb 1942-Nov 1945; Dec 1946-Jun 1949
- Third Air Force (ZI); Air Force Reserve
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-6 (P-51), F-10 (B-25), P-40
- Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 75th Observation Group
- Feb 1942-May 1944
- Third Air Force (ZI)
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-10 (B-25), F-6 (P-51), P-39F-2, P-40
- Operational Training Unit
- Established as 75th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing in May 1966
- Constituted as 76th Observation Group
- Feb 1942-Apr 1944
- Third Air Force (ZI)
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-10 (B-25), P-39F-2, P-40
- Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 77th Observation Group
- Feb 1942-Nov 1943
- Third Air Force (ZI); Detachment in India, Feb-Jul 1943
- Operated F-3 (A-20), F-10 (B-25), P-39F-2, P-40
- Operational Training Unit: Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Oct 1946-Jan 1951
- Air Weather Service (MATS)
- Operated WB-29
- Weather Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 363d Fighter Group
- Sep 1944-Dec 1945; Jul 1946-Jun 1948
- Ninth Air Force (ETO)
- Operated F-5 (F-5), F-6, (P-51)
- Combat Photo-Reconnaissance
- Redesignated as USAF 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Jun 1951
- May 1947-Sep 1948
- Strategic Air Command
- Operated WB-29
- Weather Reconnaissance
- Constituted as 423d Observation Group
- Mar-Apr 1943
- Third Air Force (ZI)
- Operated F-5 (F-38), F-6, (P-51)
- Operational Training Unit
- Constituted as 424th Observation Group
- Mar-Apr 1943
- Third Air Force (ZI)
- Not fully organized, disbanded
- Jul-Aug 1943
- Third Air Force (ZI)
- Not fully organized, disbanded
- Constituted as 432d Observation Group
- Feb-Nov 1943
- Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (ZI)
- Operated F-5 (F-5), F-6, (P-51), P-39F-2
- Operational Training Unit
- Reactivated as USAF 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Jan 1954
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