21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Emblem of the 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Active	1942-1949
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force

The 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 74th Reconnaissance Group, being inactivated at Stewart AFB, New York on 27 June 1949.

• Constituted 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 14 Jul 1942

Activated on 2 Sep 1942

Redesignated: 21st Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 Feb 1943

Redesignated: 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 Nov 1943

Inactivated on 6 Jan 1946

• Redesignated 21st Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic) on 11 Mar 1947

Activated in the reserve on 1 Oct 1947

Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949.

• 5th Photographic (later Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping) Group, 2 Sep 1942
• Fourteenth Air Force, Jun 1943-6 Jan 1946
• 74th Reconnaissance Group, 1 Oct 1947-27 Jun 1949.

• Colorado Springs AAF, Colorado, 2 Sep 1942-27 Apr 1943
• Bishnupur Airfield, India, 27 Jun 1943

Flight at Kunming Airport, China, 12 Jul-22 Aug 1943

Flight at Kweilin Airfield, China, 12 Jul 1943-12 Sep 1944

• Kunming Airport, China, 22 Aug 1943

Flight at Suichwan Airfield, China, 26 Oct 1943-26 Jun 1944, C. 12 Nov 1944-22 Jan 1945

Flight at Liangshan Airfield, China, Apr-18 Oct 1944

Flight at Kanchow Airfield, China, Aug-20 Nov 1944

Flight at Liuchow Airfield, China, 10 Sep-6 Nov 1944

Flight at Hanchung Airfield, China, 18 Oct 1944-13 Aug 1945

Flight at Luliang Airfield, China, C. 26 Nov 1944-13 May 1945

Flight at Hsian Airfield, China, 5 Feb-c. 5 Oct 1945

Flight at Laifeng Airfield, China, 7 May-16 Aug 1945

• Shwangliu Airfield, China, 14 May 1945

Flight at Ankang Airfield, China, 25 Jun-c. 5 Oct 1945

FLight at Chihkiang Airfield, China, 16 Aug-c. 15 Oct 1945

• Hangchow Airfield, China, 18 Oct-c. 15 Dec 1945
• Fort Lawton, Washington, 5-6 Jan 1946
• Stewart AFB, New York, 1 Oct 1947-27 Jun 1949

• F-5 (P-38 Lighting), 1943-1945
• F-4/F-6 (P-51 Mustang), 1943-1945
• P-40 Warhawk, 1943-1944
• B-25 Mitchell, 1945

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975

• Tribute page to the 21st PRS

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