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The 74th Reconnaissance Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Continental Air Forces, based at Stewart AFB, New York.
History The unit flew reconnaissance, mapping, artillery adjustment, bombing, dive-bombing, and strafing missions to support ground units in training or on maneuvers; trained personnel in aerial reconnaissance, medium bombardment, and fighter techniques. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949 Lineage - Constituted as 74th Observation Group on 5 February 1942 and activated on 27 February
- Redesignated as 74th Reconnaissance Group in April 1943
- Redesignated as 74th Tactical Reconnaissance Group in August 1943
- Inactivated on 7 November 1945.
- Redesignated 74th Reconnaissance Group, allotted to the reserve, and activated, on 27 December 1946
- Inactivated on 27 June 1949.
Components Assignments - Further assigned to: First Air Force, 31 December 1948 27 June 1949.
Stations - Lawson AAF, Georgia, 27 February 1942
- DeRidder AAB, Louisiana, C. 14 April 1942
- Esler AAF, Louisiana, c. 13 December 1942
- Desert Center AAF, California, c. 28 December 1942
- Morris Field, North Carolina, September 1943
- Camp Campbell AAF, Kentucky, November 1943
- DeRidder AAB, Louisiana, April 1944
- Stuttgart AAF, Arkansas, February-7 November 1945
- Stewart Field, New York, 27 December 1946 27 June 1949.
Aircraft - Equipped at various times with O-52's, L-1's, L-4's, L-5's, B-25's, A-20's, P-39's, P-40's, and P-51's.
References - Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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