Reid River Airfield

The airfield, which had a single main runway running east to west, was built by the United States Army Air Forces.

Two units were based at the airfield:

• 2nd Bombardment Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group, 9 April-9 October 1942
• 408th Bombardment Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group (later re-designated the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron), 12 April-15 October 1942

Both squadrons initially flew Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers. The first mission by the 408th BS was on 22 April 1942 from Reid River, operating until January 1943 when the group went on R&R. In early February 1943, both the 2nd and 408th Squadrons converted from B-26 to North American B-25 Mitchell bombers when it was decided to send the B-26s to the Mediterranean Theatre.

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Sources

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2023.
• Pacific Wrecks - Reid River Airfield

Attribution

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency