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WWI Air Service Squadrons TABLE OF WORLD WAR ONE AIR SERVICE SQUADRONS Researcher: Daniel Haulman, PhD, Chief, Organizational Histories Branch; Air Force Historical Research Agency *see other unit with same name at another time during the war Designation Other Designations Flew in Stationed in Designation in 2017 during World War I combat? France? 1st Aero 1st Provisional Aero Yes Yes 1st Reconnaissance 2nd Aero 1st Company, 2nd No No 2nd Air Refueling Aero; Squadron A, Kelly Field, TX 3rd Aero Squadron A, Post No No 3rd Fighter Training Field, OK Squadron 4th Aero Squadron B, Post No No 394th Combat Training Field, OK 5th Aero Squadron A, Souther No No 5th Reconnaissance Field, GA 6th Aero - No No 6th Night Fighter 7th Aero - No No 7th Reconnaissance 8th Aero - Yes Yes 8th Special Operations 9th Aero - Yes Yes 9th Bomb 11th Aero - Yes Yes 11th Bomb 12th Aero - Yes Yes 12th Reconnaissance 13th Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 13th Bomb with 104th Aero (see below) 14th Aero 1st Aviation School, later, Squadron A, Rockwell Field, CA 15th Aero First called 2nd No No 15th Attack Aviation School 16th Aero* First called 3rd No Yes 16th Electronic Warfare Aviation School Squadron Squadron 17th Aero* 29 Aero; later Yes Yes 17th Weapons consolidated with 147th Aero (see below) 18th Aero* 23d Aero No Yes 23d Bomb 18th Aero* No No 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron 19th Aero* First called 14th Aero No Yes 19th Fighter 20th Aero Do not confuse with Yes Yes 20th Bomb 25 Aero (see below) 21st Aero First called 16th Aero No Yes 911th Air Refueling Squadron, but not same unit as 16th Aero Squadron above. 22nd Aero First called 17th Aero Yes Yes 22nd Intelligence (not same as other); later consolidated with 135th Aero 23rd Aero First called 18th Aero No Yes 23rd Bomb 24th Aero First called 19th Aero Yes Yes 24th Fighter 25th Aero First called 20th Aero Yes Yes 25th Space Range 26th Aero 1st called 1st Reserve No Yes 26th Space Aggressor Aero 27th Aero First called Company Yes Yes 27th Fighter K, 3 Provisional Aero; later 21st Aero 28th Aero 28th Provisional Aero Yes Yes 28th Bomb 29th Aero - No No 29th Training Systems 30th Aero - No Yes USAF Air Demonstration Squadron 31st Aero - No Yes 31st Test and Evaluation 32nd Aero - No Yes 32nd Air Refueling 33rd Aero - No Yes 33rd Special Operations 34th Aero - No Yes 34th Bomb 35th Aero - No Yes 35th Fighter 36th Aero - No Yes 36th Fighter 37th Aero - No Yes 37th Bomb 39th Aero 41st Aero - Yes Yes 429th Air Combat Training 42nd Aero Squadron I, Wilbur No No 42nd Attack Squadron Wright Field, OH 43rd Aero First called 43rd No Yes 43rd Fighter Provisional 44th Aero Squadron K, Wilbur No No 44th Reconnaissance Wright Field, OH 49th Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 49th Test and Evaluation with 166th Aero (see below) 50th Aero - Yes Yes 50th Education 54th Aero 466th Aero (see No Yes 54th Airlift below) redesignated during its time in France 55th Aero Later, 467th Aero No Yes 55th Fighter (see below) 72d Aero - No Yes 72nd Test and Evaluation 73d Aero - No Yes 73rd Special Operations 74th Aero - No No 135th Bombardment 77th Aero* Squadron B, Barron No No 77th Fighter Field, TX 77th Aero* Redesignated as No Yes 489th Attack Squadron (Construction) 489th Aero Squadron in France (see below) 78th Aero Squadron A, No No 78th Attack Taliaferro Field, TX 79th Aero* Squadron B, No No 79th Fighter Taliaferro Field, TX 79th Aero* Later, 491st Aero No No 491st Bombardment Squadron, Medium 80th Aero Later, 492d Aero No Yes 492d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy 85th Aero - Yes Yes Unknown 87th Aero Squadron B, Park No No 87th Flying Training Field, TN 88th Aero - Yes Yes 436th Training 89th Aero - No Yes 89th Attack 90th Aero - Yes Yes 9th Fighter 91st Aero - Yes Yes 91st Intelligence 92nd Aero - No No 867th Attack 93rd Aero - Yes Yes 93rd Bomb 94th Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 94th Fighter Squadron with 103rd Aero (see below) 95th Aero - Yes Yes 95th Reconnaissance 96th Aero - Yes Yes 96th Bomb 97th Aero - No Yes 97th Intelligence 99th Aero - Yes Yes 99th Reconnaissance 101st Aero - No Yes Unknown (ANG) 102nd Aero - No Yes 102nd Reconnaissance 103rd Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 94th Aero Squadron (see with 94th Aero (see above) above) 104th Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 13th Bomb (see above) with 13th Aero (see above) 105th Aero - No Yes To Air National Guard 106th Aero Redesignated as No Yes To Air National Guard 800th Aero in France 107th Aero Redesignated as No Yes To Air National Guard 801st Aero in France 108th Aero Redesignated as No Yes To Air National Guard 802nd Aero in France 109th Aero Redesignated as No Yes To Air National Guard 803rd Aero in France 110th Aero 804th Aero (see No No To Air National Guard below); Squadron K, Kelly Field, TX 111th Aero 632nd Aero (see No No To Air National Guard below) 112th Aero 633rd Aero (see No No To Air National Guard below) 113th Aero 634th Aero (see No No To Air National Guard below) 115th Aero Redesignated as No Yes To Air National Guard 636th Aero in France 116th Aero Redesignated as No Yes To Air National Guard 637th Aero in France 118th Aero Redesignated as No Yes To Air National Guard 639th Aero in France 119th Aero Had been 5 Aviation No No To Air National Guard School Sq 120th Aero - No Yes To Air National Guard 135th Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 22nd Intelligence (see with 22nd Aero above) 139th Aero Yes Yes Not allotted to ANG 141st Aero Yes Yes Consolidated with 141 Tactical Fighter Squadron (later, 141 Air Refueling Squadron) 147th Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 17th Weapons (see above) with 17th Aero (see above) 148th Aero Yes Yes Not allotted to ANG 154th Aero 166th Aero Later consolidated Yes Yes 49th Test and Evaluation with 49th Aero (see (see above) above 168th Aero - Yes Yes Not allotted to ANG 185th Aero - Yes Yes Not allotted to ANG 186th Aero - Yes Yes Not allotted to ANG 213th Aero - Yes Yes Unknown (ANG?) 258th Aero - Yes Yes Unknown (ANG?) 354th Aero - Yes Yes Unknown 435th Aero First called 48th Aero No Yes 48th Flying Training 466th Aero First called 54th No Yes 54th Airlift (see above) Aero, redesignated during its time in France 467th Aero First called 55th Aero No Yes 55th Fighter (see above) (see above) redesignated while in France 489th Aero First called 77th Aero No Yes 489th Attack (Construction), see above. Redesignated in France 491st Aero Was 79th Aero No No 491st Bombardment Squadron, Medium 492d Aero Was 80th Aero No Yes 492d Bombardment Squadron, Medium 632nd Aero Was 111th Aero (see No No To Air National Guard above) 633d Aero Was 112th Aero (see No No To Air National Guard above) 634th Aero Was 113th Aero (see No No To Air National Guard above) 636th Aero Was 115th Aero (see No yes To Air National Guard above). Redesignated in France 637th Aero Was 116th Aero (see No yes To Air National Guard above). Redesignated in France 639th Aero Was 118th Aero (see No yes To Air National Guard above). Redesignated in France 800th Aero First called 106th No Yes To Air National Guard Aero (see above). redesignated in France 801st Aero Was 107th Aero (see No yes To Air National Guard above). Redesignated in France 802nd Aero Was 108th Aero (see No Yes To Air National Guard above) Redesignated in France 803rd Aero Was 109th Aero (see No yes To Air National Guard above) Redesignated in France 804th Aero Was 110th Aero (see No yes To Air National Guard above); later, Squadron K, Kelly Field, TX .
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