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This post lists the combat units of the US Army Air Corps that were active on 1st of September 1939. It is divided into three parts, i.e.:
PART SUBJECT
I Numeric list of combat units
PART I - NUMERIC LIST OF COMBAT UNITS
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A. Wings
1st Wing, March Field, Calif.
2d Wing, Langley Field, Va.
3d Wing, Barksdale Field, La.
18th Wing, Hickam Field, T.H.
19th Wing, Albrook Field, CZ.
B. Groups
1st Pursuit Group, Selfridge Field, Mich.
2d Bombardment Group, Langley Field, Va.
3d Attack Group, Barksdale Field, La.
4th Composite Group, Nichols Field, P.I.
5th Bombardment Group, Hickam Field, T.H.
6th Bombardment Group, France Field, T.H.
7th Bombardment Group, Hamilton Field, Calif.
8th Pursuit Group, Langley Field, Va.
9th Bombardment Group, Mitchel Field, N.Y.
10th Transport Group, Wright Field, Ohio
16th Pursuit Group, Albrook Field, CZ.
17th Attack Group, March Field, Calif.
18th Pursuit Group, Wheeler Field, T.H.
19th Bombardment Group, March Field, CaliE
20th Pursuit Group, Bmks(We Field, La.
C. Squadrons
1st Balloon Squadron, Post Field, Okla. (A-6, A-7 and C-6 balloons)
1st Bombardment Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y. (B-18)
1st Observation Squadron, Marshall Field, Kans. (0-47)
1st Transport Squadron, Patterson Field, Ohio (C-33 and C-39)
2d Balloon Squadron, Pope Field, N.C. (A-6, A-7, C-3 and C-6 balloons)
2d Observation Squadron, Nichols Field, P.I. (0-46, OA-4 and OA-9)
2d Transport Squadron, Olmsted Field, Pa. (C-33 and C-39)
3d Balloon Squadron, Gray Field, Wash. (A-6, A-7, A-8, C-3, C-6 and D-3
balloons)
3d Observation Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (0-25, 043 and 047)
3d Pursuit Squadron, Nichols Field, P.I. (P-26)
3d Transport Squadron, Duncan Field, Tex. (C-33 and C-39)
4th Reconnaissance Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H. (B-18)
4th Transport Squadron, Sacrwnento Air Depot, Calif (C-33 and C-39)
5th Bombardment Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y. (B-18)
6th Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field, T.H. (P-26)
7th Reconnaissance Squadron, France Field, C.Z. (B-18)
8th Attack Squadron, Barksdale Field, La. (A- 17 and A- 18)
9th Bombardment Squadron, Hamilton Field, CaU (B-18)
11th Bombardment Squadron, Hamilton Field, Calif (B-18)
12th Observation Squadron, Godman Field, Ky. with "C" Flight at Post Field,
Okla. (0-43 and 0-47)
13th Attack Squadron, Barksdale Field, La. (A-17)
15th Observation Squadron, Scott Field, Ill. (0-43, 0-47, 0-49 and 0-52)
16th Observation Squadron, Pope Field, N.C. with "B" Flight at Lawson Field,
Ga. (0-43 and 047)
17th Pursuit Squadron, Selhidge Field, Mich. (P-35)
18th Reconnaissance Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y. (B-18)
19th Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field, T.H. (P-26)
20th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (B-17 and B-18)
21st Reconnaissance Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (B-17 and B-18)
22d Observation Squadron, Brooks Field, Tex. (0-25, 0-31, 0-38 and 047)
23d Bombardment Squadron, Hickain Field, T.H. (B-18)
24th Pursuit Squadron,,AJbrook Field, C.Z. (P-36)
25th Bombardment Squadron, France Field, C.Z. (B-18)
26th Attack Squadron, Wheeler Field, T.H. (A-12)
27th Pursuit Squadron, Selhidge Field, Mich. (P-35)
28th Bombardment Squadron, Clark Field, P.I. (B-10)
29th Pursuit Squadron, Albrook Field, C.Z. (P-26)
30th Bombardment Squadron, March Field, Calif (B-18)
31st Bombardment Squadron, Hickwn Field, T.H. (B-18)
32d Bombardment Squadron, March Field, Calif. (B-18)
33d Pursuit Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (P-36)
34th Attack Squadron, March Field, Calif (A-17)
35th Pursuit Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (P-36)
36th Pursuit Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (P-36)
38th Reconnaissance Squadron, March Field, Calif. (B-18)
44th Reconnaissance Squadron, Albrook Field, C.Z. (B-18)
49th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (B-17 and B-18)
50th Reconnaissance Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H. (B-18)
55th Pursuit Squadron, Barksdale Field, La. (P-36)
72d Bombardment Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H. (B-18)
73d Attack Squadron, March Field, Calif. (A- 17)
74th Attack Squadron, Albrook Field, C.Z. (A-17)
77th Pursuit Squadron, Barksdale Field, La. (P-36)
79th Pursuit Squadron, Barksdale Field, La. (P-36)
82d Observation Squadron, Moffett Field, Calif. (0-47)
88th Reconnaissance Squadron, Hamilton Field, Calif. (B-18)
90th Attack Squadron, Barksdale Field, La. (A-17)
91st Observation Squadron, Gray Field, Wash. (0-46)
94th Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge Field, Mich. (P-35 and P-36)
95th Attack Squadron, March Field, Calif (A-17)
96th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (B-17 and B-18)
97th Observation Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y. (0-46 and 0-47)
99th Bombardment Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y. (B-18)
PART II - ORDER OF BATTLE
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Chief of the Air Corps
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, General Headquarters Air Force,
Langley Field, Va.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 1st Wing, March Field, Calif.
Base Headquarters and 4th Air Base Squadron, March Field, Calif
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 17th Attack Group, March
Field, Calif.
34th Attack Squadron, March Field, Calif.
73d Attack Squadron, March Field, Calif
95th Attack Squadron, March Field, Calif.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, March
Field, Calif.
30th Bombardment Squadron, March Field, Calif.
32d Bombardment Squadron, March Field, Calif
38th Reconnaissance Squadron, March Field, Califi*
Base Headquarters and 5th Air Base Squadron, Hamilton Field, Calif.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group,
Hamilton Field, Calif.
9th Bombardment Squadron, Hamilton Field, Calif.
11th Bombardment Squadron, Hamilton Field, Calif.
88th Reconnaissance Squadron, Hamilton Field, Calif.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 2d Wing, Langley Field, Va.
Base Headquarters and 1st Air Base Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 2d Bombardment Group, Langley
Field, Va.
20th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
21st Reconnaissance Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
49th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
96th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 8th Pursuit Group, Langley
Field, Va.
33d Pursuit Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
35th Pursuit Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
36th Pursuit Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
Base Headquarters and 2d Air Base Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 9th Bombardment Group, Mitchel
Field, N.Y.
1st Bombardment Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y.
5th Bombardment Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y.
18th Reconnaissance Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y.
99th Bombardment Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y.
Base Headquarters and 3d Air Base Squadron, Selfridge Field, Mich.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, Selfridge
Field, Mich.
17th Pursuit Squadron, Selftidge Field, Mich.
27th Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge Field, Mich.
94th Pursuit Squadron, Selftidge Field, Mich.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 3d Wing, Barksdale Field, La.
Base Headquarters and 6th Air Base Squadron, Barksdale Field, La.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 3d Attack Group, Barksdale Field,
La.
8th Attack Squadron, Barksdale Field, La.
13th Attack Squadron, Barksdale Field, La.
90th Attack Squadron, Barksdale Field, La.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 20th Pursuit Group, Barksdale
Field, La.
55th Pursuit Squadron, Barksdale Field, La.
77th Pursuit Squadron, Barksdale Field, La.
79th Pursuit Squadron, Barksdale Field, U.
Office, Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, D.C.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 10th Transport Group, Wright Field,
Ohio
1st Transport Squadron, Patterson Field, Ohio
2d Transport Squadron, Olmsted Field, Pa.
3d Transport Squadron, Duncan Field, Tex.
4th Transport Squadron, Sacramento Air Depot, Calif.
Corps Area, U.S. Army
First Corps Area
97th Observation Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y.
Third Corps Area
3d Observation Squadron, Langley Field, Va. (squadron attached to Coast
Artillery School)
Fourth Corps Area
2d Balloon Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
16th Observation Squadron (less "B" Flight), Pope Field, N.C.
Fifth Corps Area
12th Observation Squadron (less "C" Flight), Godman Field, Ky.
Sixth Corps Area
15th Observation Squadron, Scott Field, Ill.
Eighth Corps Area
22d Observation Squadron, Brooks Field, Tex.
Ninth Corps Area
3d Balloon Squadron, Gray Field, Wash.
82d Observation Squadron, Moffett Field, Calif.
91st Observation Squadron, Gray Field, Wash.
Overseas Departments, U.S. Army
Hawaiian Department
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 18th Wing, Hickam Field, T.H.
Base Headquarters and 17th Air Base Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group, Hickam
Field, T.H.
4th Reconnaissance Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H.
23d Bombardment Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H.
31st Bombardment Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H.
50th Reconnaissance Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H.
72d Bombardment Squadron, Hickam Field, T.H.
Base Headquarters and 18th Air Base Squadron, Wheeler Field, T.H.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group, Wheeler
Field, T.H.
6th Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field, T.H.
19th Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field, T.H.
26th Attack Squadron, Wheeler Field, T.H. t
Panama Canal Department
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 19th Wing, Albrook Field, CZ.
Base Headquarters and 15th Air Base Squadron, Albrook Field, CZ.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 16th Pursuit Group, Albrook
Field, CZ.
24th Pursuit Squadron, Albrook Field, CZ.
29th Pursuit Squadron, Albrook Field, CZ.
44th Reconnaissance Squadron, Albrook Field, CZ.
74th Attack Squadron, Albrook Field, CZ.
Base Headquarters and 16th Air Base Squadron, France Field, CZ.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 6th Bombardment Group, France
Field, CZ.
7th Reconnaissance Squadron, France Field, CZ.
25th Bombardment Squadron, France Field, CZ.
Philippine Department
Base Headquarters and 20th Air Base Squadron, Nichols Field, P.I.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 4th Composite Group, Nichols
Field, P.I.
2d Observation Squadron, Nichols Field, P.1
3d Pursuit Squadron, Nichols Field, P.I.
28th Bombardment Squadron, Clark Field, P.I.
War Department Activities
Cavahy School
1st Observation Squadron, Marshall Field, Kans.
Coast Artillery School
3d Observation Squadron, Langley Field, Va.
Field Artillery School
1st Balloon Squadron, Post Field, Okla.
C" Flight, 12th Observation Squadron, Post Field, Okla.
Infantry School
"B" Flight, 16th Observation Squadron, Uwson Field, Ga.
PART III - STATION ASSIGNMENTS
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Continental United States
Califomia
Hamilton Field, San Rafael
Base Headquarters and 5th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group
9th Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
11th Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
88th Reconnaissance Squadron (B-18)
March Field, Riverside
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, I st Wing
Base Headquarters and 4th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 17th Attack Group
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group
30th Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
32d Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
34th Attack Squadron (A-17)
38th Reconnaissance Squadron (B-18)
73d Attack Squadron (A-17)
95th Attack Squadron (A-17)
Moffett Field, Sunnyvale
82d Observation Squadron (0-47)
Sacramento Air Depot, Sacramento
4th Transport Squadron (C-33 and C-39)
Georgia - Lawson Field, Fort Benning
"B" Flight, 16th Observation Squadron (0-43 and 0-47)
Illinois - Scott Field, Belleville
15th Observation Squadron (0-43, 0-47, 0-49 and 0-52)
Kansas - Marshall Field, Fort Riley
1st Observation Squadron (0-47)
Kentucky - Godman Field, Fort Knox
12th Observation Squadron (less "C" Flight) (043 and 047)
Louisiana - Barksdale Field, Shreveport
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 3d Wing
Base Headquarters and 6th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 3d Attack Group
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 20th Pursuit Group
8th Attack Squadron (A-17 and A-18)
13th Attack Squadron (A-17)
55th Pursuit Squadron (P-36)
77th Pursuit Squadron (P-36)
79th Pursuit Squadron (P-36)
90th Attack Squadron (A-17)
Michigan - Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens
Base Headquarters and 3d Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group
17th Pursuit Squadron (P-35)
27th Pursuit Squadron (P-35)
94th Pursuit Squadron (P-35 and P-36)
New York - Mitchell Field, Garden City, Long Island
Base Headquarters and 2d Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 9di Bombardment Group
1st Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
5th Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
18th Reconnaissance Squadron (B-18)
97th Observation Squadron (0-46 and 0-47)
99th Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
North Carolina - Pope Field, Fort Bragg
2d Balloon Squadron (A-6, A-7, C-3 and C-6 balloons)
16th Observation Squadron (less "B" Flight) (0-43 and 0-47)
Ohio
Patterson Field, Fairfield
1st Transport Squadron (C-33 and C-39)
Wright Field, Dayton
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 10th Transport Group
Oklahoma - Post Field, Fort Sifl
1st Balloon Squadron (A-6, A-7 and C-6 balloons)
C" Flight, 12th Observation Squadron (0-43 and 0-47)
Pennsylvania - Olmsted Field, Middletown
2d Transport Squadron (C-33 and C-39)
Texas
Brooks Field, San Antonio
22d Observation Squadron (0-25, 0-31, 0-38 and 047)
Duncan Field, San Antonio
3d Transport Squadron (C-33 and C-39)
Virginia - Langley Field, Hampton
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, General Headquarters Air Force
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 2d Wing
Base Headquarters and I st Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 2d Bombardment Group
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 8th Pursuit Group
3d Observation Squadron (0-25,043 and 047)
20th Bombardment Squadron (B-17 and B-18)
21st Reconnaissance Squadron (B-17 and B-18)
33d Pursuit Squadron (P-36)
35th Pursuit Squadron (P-36)
36th Pursuit Squadron (P-36)
49th Bornbardment Squadron (B-17 and B-18)
96th Bombardment Squadron (B-17 and B-18)
Washington - Gray Field, Fort Lewis
3d Balloon Squadron (A-6, A-7, A-8, C-3, C-6 and D-3 balloons)
91st Observation Squadron (O-46)
Overseas Stations
Canal Zone
Albrook Field, Corozal
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 19th Wing
Base Headquarters and 15th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 16th Pursuit Group
24th Pursuit Squadron (P-36)
29th Pursuit Squadron (P-26)
44th Reconnaissance Squadron (B-18)
74th Attack Squadron (A-17)
France Field, Fort Randolph
Base Headquarters and 16th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 6th Bombardment Group
7th Reconnaissance Squadron (B-18)
25th Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
Philippine Islands
Clark Field, Fort Stotsenburg, Luzon
28th Bombardment Squadron (B-10)
Nichols Field, Rizal, Luzon
Base Headquarters and 20th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 4th Composite Group
2d Observation Squadron (0-46, OA-4 and OA-9)
3d Pursuit Squadron (P-26)
Territory of Hawaii
Hickam Field, Oahu
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 19th Wing
Base Headquarters and 17th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group
4th Reconnaissance Squadron (B-18)
23d Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
31st Bombardment Squadron (B- 18)
50th Reconnaissance Squadron (B-18)
72d Bombardment Squadron (B-18)
Wheeler Field, Schofield Barracks, Oahu
Base Headquarters and 18th Air Base Squadron
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group
6th Pursuit Squadron (P-26)
19th Pursuit Squadron (P-26)
26th Attack Squadron (A-12)
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