27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5287 - The insignia of the 27th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group .
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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Mount Farm |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32039149
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 1274th Military Police Company
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32440819
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39826473 / O-674444
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: UC-64/64A Norseman
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Revisions
Consolidation of duplicate units and connections to reflect the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group's structure according to "Air Force Combat Units of World War 2", Ed. Maurer Maurer, Office of Air Force History. Washingto D.C. 1983. (p.45)
Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
![Captain RC Mitchell of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273517.' [Censor no.]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Esten (Illus). Modern"Cyclops" of the USAAF. OPS: 21 Capt RC Mitchell. 8.7.43'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380982.jpg.webp?itok=Iembk0SI)
![The wreck of an aircraft of the 27th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group near Aberystwyth, 1945 Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crash near Aberystwyth, "Few weeks after VE Day." 3 ft. letters. DJ Smith, [Phot?]'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-401612.jpg.webp?itok=ELZ9X4nC)
