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2 unusual facts about 2d Troop Carrier Squadron


2d Reconnaissance Squadron

The 2d Troop Carrier Squadron, designated the 2d Reconnaissance Squadron, Long Range, Photographic and 2d Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Photographic from June 1945 to March 1946, and 2d Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic from October 1947 to June 1949

2d Troop Carrier Squadron

After the United States entry into World War II, flew aerial mapping missions over Western Canada and the Alaska Territory, mapping uncharted territory to support the building of the Alaska Highway.



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