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Under this program the 10th Reconnaissance Wing was organized 3 December 1947, at Pope Field. The new wing was assigned the 10th Reconnaissance Group as its operational flying component. On 25 August 1948, the 10th Reconnaissance Wing was redesignated the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (10 TRW), with its component group also being redesignated.
On 25 August 1948, the reorganization was made permanent and the wing became the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (10 TRW). The 10th conducted training at Pope, primarily with army units at Fort Bragg President Truman's reduced 1949 defense budget required reductions in the number groups in the Air Force to 48, and the 10th was inactivated on ...
16 U.S. Air Force EUROPE (USAFE) Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star reconnaissance aircraft of the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing fly over Trier Air Base, Germany, on the 3rd anniversary of the establishment of the 4th Allied Tactical Air Force (ATAF), which was headquartered in Trier until it was moved to Ramstein Air Base in 1957.
RB-26 Invaders of the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Group at Spangdahlem AB during 1953. On 10 May 1953 the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to Spangdahlem AB from Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France. The base population at this time totaled slightly more than 1,900 personnel. Operational squadrons of the 10th TRW were:
The 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (10th TRW) was activated at TRAB on 10 July 1952. [3]: 25 It absorbed the equipment and personnel of the defunct 117th TRW. The 112th TRS became the 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, the 157th TRS the 32nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron and the 160th TRS the 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron.
68-0555 10th TRW McDonnell Douglas RF-4C featuring the distinctive base tailcode 'AR', 1980 Three F-5E 'Agressors' from RAF Alconbury, 1983 Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II, 10th TFW 'AR', August 1988. 85th Bombardment Squadron (1955-59) [14] [a] North American B-45 Tornado; Douglas B-66 Destroyer; 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing [14] (1959-87)
These homes may have been sold by the MOD in recent years, due to the reduced number of American military personnel in the areas. The large J-Type hangar was retained by the 10th TRW at RAF Alconbury for storage of War Reserve Material (WRM) assets until the late 1980s. It was demolished after the closure of the Alconbury flightline.
The squadron moved to Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany in May 1953 where all of the elements of the parent 10th TRW were assembled at one base. It re-equipped with the Republic RF-84F Thunderflash in 1955, as the RF-80s were deemed not mission-capable against the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 .