429TH AIRCRAFT COMBAT TRAINING SQUADRON + MQ-1 & MQ-9 POCKET TABS

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429th AIRCRAFT COMBAT TRAINING SQUADRON

Lineage. Organized as 41st Aero Squadron on 16 Jun 1917. Demobilized on 2 Jul 1919. Reconstituted and consolidated (1924) with 41st Squadron which was authorized on 10 Jun 1922. Organized on 7 Jul 1922. Redesignated: 41st School Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 41st Observation Squadron (Long Range, Amphibian) on 1 Mar 1935. Redesignated 41st Reconnaissance Squadron, and inactivated, on 1 Sep 1936. Redesignated 41st Reconnaisance Squadron (Long Range) on 22 Dec 1939. Activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated: 41st Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Nov 1940; 429th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 Apr 1942. Inactivated on 28 Feb 1946. Redesignated 429th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 11 Aug 1958. Activated on 1 Oct 1958. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1962. Reactivated as 429th Aircraft Combat Training Squadron on 19 Nov 2013-.

Assignments. Unkn, 16 Jun 1917-Nov 1918; 5th Pursuit Group, Nov 1918-Apr 1919 unkn, Apr-2 Jul 1919- 10th School Group, 7 Jul 1922; Air Corps Advanced Flying School, 16 Jul 1931; 2d Wing (attached to Air Corps Advanced Flying School), 1 Mar 1935-1 Sep 1936. 2d (later 2d Bombardment) Wing, attached 1 Feb 1940; 2d Bombardment Group: attached c. Dec 1940, and assigned 25 Feb 1942-28 Feb 1946 (attached to Newfoundland Base Command, 3 Sep 1941-29 Oct 1942). 2d Bombardment Wing, 1 Oct 1958-1 Jan 1962. 926th Group, 19 Nov 2013-.

Stations. Camp Kelly, TX, 16 Jun 1917; Selfridge Field, MI, 28 Aug 1917-2 Feb 1918; Montrose, Scotland, 10 Mar 1918; Gullane, Scotland, c. Apr-14 Aug 1918; Romorantin, France, 2Q Aug 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, 18 Sep 1918; Lay-St Remy, France, 15 Nov 1918; Ourches, France, c. 30 Nov 1918; Lay-St Remy, France, c. 15 Dec 1918; Coblenz, Germany, Apr 1919; Colombey-les-Belles, France, May 1919-unkn; Camp Lee, VA, 28 Jun-2 Jul 1919. Kelly Field, TX, 7 Jul 1922-1 Sep 1936. Langley Field, VA, 1 Feb 1940- 23 Aug 1941; Newfoundland Aprt, New-Foundland, c. 28 Aug 1941; Ephrata, Wash, 29 Oct 1942; Cut Bank, Mont, 29 Nov 1942-13 Mar 1943; Chateaudun- du-Rhumel, Algeria, 27 Apr 1943; Ain M’lila, Algeria, 18 Jun 1943; Massicault, Tunisia, c. 1 Aug 1943; Amendola, Italy, c. 9 Dec 1943; Foggia, Italy, c. 20 Oct-28 Feb 1946. Hunter AFB, GA, 1 Oct 1958-1 Jan 1962. Nellis AFB, NV, (operating from Holloman AFB, NM) 19 Nov 2013-.

Aircraft. Spad VII, 1918; Sopwith F-1i Camel, 1918-1919. Included DH-4 during period 1922-1928; A-3, 1928-1935; O-19 and O-25, 1935-1936. In addition to B-17 and B-18 included B-10, XB-15, and OA-9 during period 1940-1942; B-17, 1942-1945.  B-47, 1958-1961. MQ-1, 19 Nov 2013-. MQ-9, 19 Nov 2013-.

Operations. After several months of routine training and garrison duties, unit became operationally ready as a pursuit squadron in Second Army just as hostilities ceased in Nov 1918; never saw action; served with Third Army as part of occupation forces, Apr-May 1919. Antisubmarine patrols, c. Sep 1941-Oct 1942; combat in MTO and ETO, 28 Apr 1942-1 May 1945. Support three USAF FTU with MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Instructor Pilots, Sensor Operators and Mission Intelligence Coordinators.

Service Streamers. Theater of Operations.

Campaigns. Antisubmarine, American Theater; Air Offensive, Europe; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Steyr, Austria, 24 Feb 1944; Germany, 25 Feb 1944.

Emblem. Approved 12 May 1930.