The 426th Tactical Intelligence Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was active as the 426th Reconnaissance Group in 1943, but was disbanded before becoming fully organized. It was reconstituted as a military intelligence unit in 1985, but has not been active since.
History The 426th Reconnaissance Group was activated at Gainesville Army Air Field, Texas on 1 July 1943. It was apparently never fully organized, although its 45th Reconnaissance Squadron and 47th Liaison Squadron apparently began to receive aircraft. These two squadrons were transferred out of the group on 11 August 1943,Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 158-159Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 207 and the group and its remaining components were disbanded four days later.Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 302-303Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 201Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 204
The group was reconstituted in 1983 as the 426th Tactical Intelligence Group, but has not been active since then.DAF/MPM Letter 497q, 15 July 1983
Lineage Constituted as the 426th Reconnaissance Group on 25 June 1943 Activated on 1 July 1943 Disbanded on 15 August 1943 Reconstituted on 15 July 1983 as the 426th Tactical Intelligence Group
Assignments III Air Support Command, 1 July 1943 – 15 August 1943
Components 44th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter), 1 July 1943 – 15 August 1943 45th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter), 1 July 1943 – 11 August 1943 46th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bomber), 1 July 1943 – 15 August 1943 47th Liaison Squadron, 1 July 1943 – 11 August 1943
Stations Gainesville Army Air Field, Texas, 1 July 1943 – 15 August 1943
Aircraft
Stinson L-1 Vigilant Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper Aeronca L-3 Grasshopper Piper L-4 Stinson L-5 Sentinel North American O-47 Bell P-39 Airacobra
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