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* [[File:WW II American Campaign (Antisubmarine) Streamer.jpg|150px]]<BR>World War II – Antisubmarine
* [[File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Streamer.jpg|150px]]<BR>World War II – EAME Theater
* [[File:Korean Service Medal - Streamer.png|150px]]<BR>Korean Service Medal
* [[File:Streamer KC.PNG|150px]]<BR>Kosovo Campaign<ref name=95RSfacts>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432024/95-reconnaissance-squadron-acc/ |last1=Bailey|first1=Carl E.|title=Factsheet 95 Reconnaissance Squadron (ACC)|date=10 July 2017|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref>
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* [[File:Streamer FCDG WWII.png|150px]]<BR>French Croix de Guerre with Palm (World War II) (3x)
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The '''95th Reconnaissance Squadron''' is a squadron of the [[United States Air Force]].  It is assigned to the [[55th Operations Group]], [[Air Combat Command]], stationed at [[Offutt Air Force Base]], Nebraska. The squadron is equipped with several variants of the [[Boeing C-135]] aircraft equipped for reconnaissance missions.<ref name=95RSfacts/>

The 95th is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first being organized as the '''95th Aero Squadron''' on 20 August 1917 at [[Kelly Field]], Texas.   The squadron deployed to France and fought on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] during [[World War I]] as a pursuit squadron.<ref name=Gorrell>Gorrell{{page needed|date=August 2017}}</ref>

During [[World War II]] the unit served in the [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]] (MTO) as part of [[Twelfth Air Force]] as a [[B-26 Marauder]] light bomber squadron, participating in the [[North African Campaign|North African]] and the [[Operation Dragoon|Southern France Campaign]].  In the [[Cold War]], the squadron fought in the [[Korean War]] with [[Douglas B-26 Invader]] medium bombers, then later as part of [[Strategic Air Command]], flying [[TR-1A Dragonlady]] reconnaissance aircraft supporting [[NATO]].<ref name=Maurer95BS>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 316–318</ref>

==Mission==
Conducts [[Boeing RC-135|RC-135 Rivet Joint]] flight operations in the European and Mediterranean theaters of operations as tasked by National Command Authorities and European Command. Provides all operational management, aircraft maintenance, administration, and intelligence support to produce politically sensitive real-time intelligence data vital to national foreign policy. Supports EC-135, [[OC-135 Open Skies]], and [[Boeing E-4B]] missions when theater deployed.

Although it is a component of the [[55th Operations Group]], main flying operations are conducted from [[RAF Mildenhall]], United Kingdom and [[Souda|Souda Bay]], [[Crete]].

==History==
===World War I===
{{Main|95th Aero Squadron}}
The 95th was originally activated as the '''95th Aero Squadron''' (a fighter unit) on 20 August 1917 at [[Kelly Field]] in Texas. It deployed to various locations in France during [[World War I]], initially at [[Issoudun Aerodrome]]. On 5 May 1918, it was assigned to the [[1st Pursuit Group]]. Well-known pilots with the 95th Aero Squadron who perished in World War I included Lt. [[Quentin Roosevelt]], the youngest son of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and [[Irby Curry]]. Both of them died while the squadron was based in [[Saints Aerodrome]], France.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} A number of aces also served with the unit, including [[Lansing Colton Holden Jr.|Lansing Holden]], [[Sumner Sewall]], [[Harold Buckley]], [[Edward Peck Curtis]], [[James Knowles (aviator)|James Knowles]], and one of its commanding officers, Captain [[David M. Peterson]].<ref>Franks, p. 86</ref>

After the war ended on 11 November 1918, the 95th Aero Squadron was demobilized on 18 March 1919.  As the '''95th Pursuit Squadron''' it conducted bombing missions on the [[Clinton River (Michigan)|Clinton River]] to prevent flooding in communities near the river caused by an [[ice jam]].  As the '''95th Attack Squadron''', it flew reconnaissance missions in March 1938 to support flood relief operations in southern California.<ref name=Clay>Clay, p. 1436</ref>

===Interwar years===
The 95th Aero Squadron underwent various activations and inactivations over the years and experienced numerous name changes.

[[File:Douglas B-18 parked on the flying field 061128-F-1234S-014.jpg|thumb|left|Douglas B-18s as flown by the squadron]]
[[File:Douglas B-23.jpg|thumb|Douglas B-23 Dragon, which replaced the B-18]]
In 1939 the squadron was equipped with the new [[Douglas B-18 Bolo]] medium bomber and redesignated the '''95th Bombardment Squadron'''.  The B-18s were soon replaced by [[Douglas B-23 Dragon]]s.<ref name=Maurer95BS/>

In June 1940 the squadron moved to [[McChord Field]], Washington.  The B-23 had a short life in front line service, and the 95th was re-equipped with the new [[North American B-25 Mitchell]] medium bomber in February 1941,<ref name=Maurer95BS/> when the [[17th Bombardment Group]] became the first [[United States Army Air Corps|Air Corps]] unit to receive the new bomber.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b25_2.html |last1=Baugher|first1=Joe|title=North American B-25 Mitchell|publisher=Joe Baugher|date=March 6, 2000|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>  In June, the squadron moved to [[Pendleton Field]], Oregon,<ref name=95RSfacts/> In August, it received the updated B-25B, that had a much heavier defensive armament, dictated by the results of combat reports coming in from Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b25_4.html |last1=Baugher|first1=Joe|title=North American B-25B Mitchell|publisher=Joe Baugher|date=March 6, 2000|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>

===World War II===
====Antisubmarine patrols====
In the immediate aftermath of the [[Pearl Harbor Attack]], the 95th flew [[anti-submarine warfare]] patrols in the Pacific Northwest from 22 December 1941 to c. March 1942.  It moved to [[Lexington County Airport]], South Carolina, on 9 February 1942 in order to meet the greater threat from German submarines operating off the East Coast.<ref name=95RSfacts/>  

====Doolittle raid====
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[[File:Army B-25 (Doolittle Raid).jpg|thumb|B-25 taking off for the Doolittle Raid]]
Planning for a retaliatory bombing raid on Japan began in December 1941, and twenty-four B-25Bs were diverted from the 17th Bombardment Group, which was the only B-25 unit in the Air Corps, and volunteers from its four squadrons, including the 95th, were recruited, the crews being told only that this was a secret and dangerous mission.  The volunteers trained at [[Eglin Field]], Florida. Upon completion of training, they left Eglin for [[McClellan Field]], California for final modifications to the B-25s before moving to [[Naval Air Station Alameda]], where the bombers were loaded on the {{USS|Hornet (CV-8)}} for the raid.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b25_5.html |last1=Baugher|first1=Joe|title=The Doolittle Tokyo Raid|publisher=Joe Baugher|date=November 12, 2002|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>  

====Combat in the Mediterranean====
The remainder of the squadron remained in Columbia, flying antisubmarine patrols until 23 June when it moved to [[Barksdale Field]], Louisiana.  There, the squadron re-equipped with the [[Martin B-26 Marauder]], and began transition training under [[Third Air Force]].<ref name=95RSfacts/>

[[File:34th Bombardment Squadron 17th BG B-26 Marauders - about 1943.png|thumb|17th Group Martin B-26 Marauders returning from a mission, about 1943{{efn|Martin B-26C-25-MO Marauder, serial 41-35177 is identifiable, flying on one engine over the Mediterranean.  This plane was salvaged on 18 August 1945 due to damage from enemy action.  {{cite web |url= http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html |last1=Baugher|first1=Joe |title=1941 USAF Serial Numbers|date=August 10, 2023|publisher=Joe Baugher|access-date=January 16, 2024}}}}]]
In November 1942, the squadron deployed to North Africa, arriving at [[Telergma Airport]], Algeria in December 1942 following [[Operation Torch]]'s initial landings, becoming part of [[XII Bomber Command]].  The squadron flew [[interdiction]] and [[close air support]], bombing bridges, rail lines, [[marshalling yard]]s, harbors, shipping, gun emplacements, troop concentrations and other enemy targets in Algeria and later Tunisia supporting American and later Allied ground forces as they moved east and participated in the [[Tunisian Campaign]].<ref name=Maurer17BG>Maurer, ''Combat Units'', pp. 61-63></ref><ref name=17BGstories>{{cite web |url= http://bombgroup17.com/wwii_stories |title=17th Bomb Group WWII Stories|date=11 August 2009|publisher=17th/452nd Bomb Wing/Group|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>

During 1943, the 34th participated in [[Operation Corkscrew]], the reduction of [[Pantelleria]].  It supported [[Operation Husky]], the Allied invasion of Sicily and [[Operation Avalanche]], the invasion of Italy.  During the drive toward [[Rome]], the squadron was awarded a [[Distinguished Unit Citation]] for its attacks on airfields near Rome on 13 January 1944.  It was also awarded the [[Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (France)|French Croix de Guerre with Palm]] for its operations in Italy between April and June.<ref name=Maurer17BG/>

The unit provided tactical air support in the liberation of Sardinia and Corsica.  From airfields in Corsica, the 95th supported Allied ground forces during [[Operation Dragoon]], the invasion of southern France in August 1944.  It moved to Southern France and bombed enemy targets during the Allied drive northward.  It earned a second Distinguished Unit Citation for bombing attacks on enemy defenses near [[Schweinfurt]], Germany just before the end of the war on 10 April 1945.<ref name=Maurer17BG/>

The squadron remained in Europe after [[V-E Day]].  It became part of the [[military occupation|occupation]] forces, and participated in the disarmament of Germany.<ref name=Maurer17BG/>  It moved to the American Occupation Zone in Austria.<ref name=Maurer95BS/>    The squadron returned to France to stage for its return to the United States, where it was inactivated in late November 1945.<ref name=Maurer17BG/><ref name=95RSfacts/>
<ref name=17BGstories>{{cite web |url= http://bombgroup17.com/wwii_stories |title=17th Bomb Group WWII Stories|date=11 August 2009|publisher=17th/452nd Bomb Wing/Group|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>

===Korean War===
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===Reconnaissance operations===
After being inactivated on 25 June 1958, it was redesignated as the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron on 20 January 1982 and reactivated at [[RAF Alconbury]] in the United Kingdom on 1 October 1982.  It flew [[Lockheed U-2]] and [[Lockheed U-2#Variants|TR-1]] aircraft in support of [[NATO]] and [[United States Air Forces Europe]] missions.  After the end of the [[Cold War]], the 95th was no longer needed and the unit was inactivated on 15 September 1993.  This hiatus did not last long as the unit was reactivated on 1 July 1994 at RAF Mildenhall, this time flying the RC-135 Rivet Joint and OC-135 Open Skies aircraft.

==Lineage==
* Organized as the '''95th Aero Squadron''' (Pursuit) on 20 August 1917
: Redesignated as: '''95th Aero Squadron (Pursuit)''', on 5 March 1918
: Demobilized on 18 March 1919<<ref name=Gorrell/>
* Reconstituted<ref name=Clay/> and organized on 12 August 1919
: Redesignated '''95th Squadron''' (Pursuit) on 14 March 1921
: Redesignated '''95th Pursuit Squadron''' on 30 September 1922
: Redesignated '''95th Pursuit Squadron''', Air Service on 25 January 1923
: Redesignated '''95th Pursuit Squadron''', Air Corps on 8 August 1926
: Inactivated on 31 July 1927
* Redesignated '''95th Pursuit Squadron''' and activated, on 1 June 1928
: Redesignated '''95th Attack Squadron''' on 1 March 1935
: Redesignated '''95th Bombardment Squadron''' (Medium) on 17 October 1939
: Redesignated '''95th Bombardment Squadron''', Medium on 9 October 1944
: Inactivated on 26 November 1945
* Redesignated '''95th Bombardment Squadron''', Light on 29 April 1947
: Activated on 19 May 1947
: Inactivated on 10 September 1948
* Redesignated '''95th Bombardment Squadron''', Light, Night Intruder on 8 May 1952
: Activated on 10 May 1952
: Redesignated '''95th Bombardment Squadron''', Tactical on 1 October 1955
: Inactivated on 25 June 1958
* Redesignated '''95th Reconnaissance Squadron''' on 20 January 1982
: Activated on 1 October 1982
: Inactivated on 15 September 1993
* Activated on 1 July 1994<ref>Lineage in Bailey, except as noted.</ref>

===Assignments===
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* Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 20 August 1917
* [[Aviation Concentration Center]], 30 September 1917
* Headquarters Air Service, AEF, 11–16 November 1917<ref>Assignments through November 1917 in Gorrell.{{page needed|date=August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Third Aviation Instruction Center]], 16 November 1917
* 1st Pursuit Organization Center, 16 February 1918
* 1st Pursuit Group, 5 May 1918
* 1st Air Depot, 11 December 1918{{efn|Per Gorrell{{page needed|date=August 2017}}.  Maurer and Bailey both indicate that the assignment to the 1st Pursuit Group lasted until 24 December 1919.}}
* Advanced Section Services of Supply, 6 February 1919
* Eastern Department, 1–18 March 1919<ref>Assignments from December 1918 through demobilization in Gorrell.{{page needed|date=August 2017}}</ref>
* 1st Pursuit Group, 12 August 1919
* Air Corps Training Center, c. 7 June-31 July 1927
* Unknown, 1 June 1928 – 30 May 1929{{efn|Maurer says the squadron was attached to the 7th Bombardment Group.  Bailey describes this attachment as "possible", but neither Maurer nor Bailey give a unit of assignment.  Clay indicates the squadron was again assigned to the 1st Pursuit Group.  Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 317; Bailey; Clay, p. 1436.}}
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* 17th Pursuit Group (later 17th Attack; 17th Bombardment Group), 31 May 1929 – 26 November 1945 (attached to 7th Bombardment Group until 29 October 1931)
* 17th Bombardment Group, 19 May 1947 – 10 September 1948
* 17th Bombardment Group, 10 May 1952 – 25 June 1958 (attached to [[17th Bombardment Wing]] after 8 June 1957)
* 17th Reconnaissance Wing, 1 October 1982
* [[9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing]] (later 9th Reconnaissance) Wing), 30 June 1991 – 15 September 1993
* [[55th Operations Group]], 1 July 1994 – present<ref>Assignments in Bailey, except as noted.</ref>
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===Stations===
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* Kelly Field, Texas, 20 August 1917
* [[Hazelhurst Field]], New York, 5–27 October 1917
* [[Liverpool]], England, 10 November 1917<ref name=Gorrell/>
* British Rest Camp #2, [[Le Havre]], France, 13 November 1917<ref name=Gorrell/>
* Issoudun Aerodrome, France, 16 November 1917
* [[Villeneuve-les-Vertus Aerodrome]], France, 16 February 1918
* [[Epiez Aerodrome]], France, 1 April 1918
* [[Gengault Aerodrome]], Toul, France, 4 May 1918
* [[Touquin Aerodrome]], France, 28 June 1918
* Saints Aerodrome, France, 9 July 1918
* [[Rembercourt Aerodrome]], France, 2 September 1918
: Flight operated from Verdun Aerodrome, France, 7–11 November 1918
* [[Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome]], France, 11 December 1918
* [[Brest, France]], France, 6–19 February 1919
* [[Camp Mills]], New York, 1 March 1919
* [[Mitchell Field]], New York, 4–18 March 1919<ref name=Gorrell/>
* [[Selfridge Field]], Michigan, 12 August 1919
* Kelly Field, Texas, 31 August 1919
* [[Ellington Field]], Texas, 1 July 1921
* Selfridge Field, Michigan, 1 July 1922
* [[March Field]], California, 7 June-31 July 1927
* [[Rockwell Field]], California, 1 June 1928
* March Field, California, 29 October 1931
* Rockwell Field, California, 3 May 1932
* March Field, California, 14 May 1932
* Rockwell Field, California, 1 July 1932
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* March Field, California, 9 August 1932{{efn|Both Maurer and Clay indicate that the squadron remained at March Field after moving there in October 1931.  Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 317; Clay, p. 1436.}}
* [[Rentschler Field (airport)|Rentschler Field]], [[Connecticut]], 2 May 1938
* March Field, California, 20 May 1938 (operated from [[Kern County Airport]], California, 14–26 January 1940
* McChord Field, Washington, 26 June 1940
* [[Pendleton Field]], Oregon, 29 June 1941
* [[Lexington County Airport]], South Carolina, 15 February 1942
* [[Barksdale Field]], Louisiana, 24 June-18 Nov 1942
* [[Telergma Airfield]], Algeria, c. 24 December 1942
* [[Sedrata Airfield]], Algeria, 14 May 1943
* [[Djedeida Airfield]], Tunisia, 25 June 1943
* [[Villacidro|Villacidro Airfield]], [[Sardinia]], France, c. 5 December 1943
* [[Poretta Airfield]], [[Corsica]], Italy, c. 19 September 1944
* [[Dijon Airfield]] (Y-9),<ref>Station number in Johnson.</ref> France, c. 21 November 1944
* [[Linz Airport]], Austria, c. 14 June 1945
* [[Ebensee]], Austria (Ground echelon), 5 July 1945
* [[Clastres Airfield]], France, c. 3 October-c. 17 November 1945
* [[Camp Myles Standish]], Massachusetts, 25–26 November 1945
* [[Langley Field]], Virginia, 19 May 1947 – 10 September 1948
* [[Pusan East (K-9) Air Base]],<ref name=Endicott>Station number in Endicott, p. 178.</ref> South Korea, 10 May 1952 (operated from [[Pusan West Air Base]] (K-1),<ref name=Endicott/> South Korea, 1 October-20 December 1952)
* [[Miho Air Base]], Japan, c. 9 October 1954 – c. 19 March 1955
* [[Hurlburt Field]], Florida, 1 April 1955 – 25 June 1958
* [[RAF Alconbury]], England, 1 October 1982 – 15 September 1993
* RAF Mildenhall, England, 1 July 1994 – present<ref>Stations in Bailey, except as indicated.</ref>
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===Aircraft===
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* [[Nieuport 28]], 1917–1918
* [[SPAD S.XIII]], 1918, 1919
* [[Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5]], 1919–1922
* [[Thomas-Morse MB-3]], 1922–1925
* [[Fokker D.VII]], 1919–1925
* [[Dayton-Wright DH-4]], 1919–1925
* Curtiss PW–8 Hawk, 1924–1926
* [[Curtiss P-1 Hawk]], 1925–1927
* [[Boeing PW-9]], 1928–1929
* [[Boeing P-12]], 1929–1934, 1935–1936
* [[Boeing P-26 Peashooter]], 1934–1935
* [[Northrop A-17]], 1936–1939
* Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1939–1940
* Douglas B-23 Dragon, 1940–1941
* North American B-25 Mitchell, 1941–1942
* Martin B-26 Marauder, 1942–1945
* [[Douglas B-26 Invader]], 1952–1956
* [[Douglas B-66 Destroyer]], 1956–1958
* Lockheed U-2, 1991–1993
* Lockheed TR-1, 1991–1993<ref name=95RSfacts/>
* Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent, 1994–present{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
* Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint, 1994–present{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
* [[Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint]], 1994–present{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
* [[Boeing OC-135B Open Skies]], 1994–present{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
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==See also==
* [[List of American Aero Squadrons]]

==Explanatory notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist|25em}}

===Bibliography===
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
* {{cite book|last=Clay|first=Steven E.|title=US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941|url=http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle3.pdf|access-date=16 October 2012|volume=3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919–1941|year=2011|publisher=Combat Studies Institute Press|location=Fort Leavenworth, KS|isbn=978-0-98419-014-0|oclc=637712205|lccn=2010022326|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135817/http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle3.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite book|editor=Endicott, Judy G.|title=The USAF in Korea, Campaigns, Units and Stations 1950–1953|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/May/26/2001330297/-1/-1/0/AFD-100526-045.pdf |access-date=17 December 2016|year=2001|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|location=Maxwell AFB, AL|isbn=0-16-050901-7}}
* {{cite book|last1=Franks|first1=Norman|others=Dempsey, Harry (illustrator)|title=American Aces of World War I|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location= Oxford, England|isbn=978-1841763750}}
* {{cite book|last=Gorrell|first= Col. Edgar S.|title=History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1919|series = Series E: Squadron Histories|volume= 13 History of the 95th Aero Squadron|year= 1974|publisher=National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration|location= Washington, DC|oclc=215070705}}
* {{cite book|last=Johnson|first=1st Lt. David C.|title=U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO) D-Day to V-E Day|url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081010-026.pdf |year=1988| publisher=Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center| location=Maxwell AFB, AL|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150929064443/http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081010-026.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2015|access-date=26 June 2017}}
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|orig-year= 1961|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf|access-date= 17 December 2016|edition=reprint|year=1983|publisher= Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-02-1|lccn=61060979}}
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig-year=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |edition= reprint|access-date= 17 December 2016|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402}}
* {{cite book|last=Ravenstein|first=Charles A.|title=Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977|url=https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave|access-date=17 December 2016|year=1984|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-12-9|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book|last=War Department|title=Battle Participation of Organizations of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, Belgium and Italy, 1917–1919
|url= https://archive.org/details/battleparticipat00unitrich |access-date=4 December 2016|year= 1920|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington DC|oclc=118250}}

==External links==
* [http://www.offutt.af.mil Offutt Air Force Base web site]
* [http://www.usaww1.com 14 July 2008 – 90th anniversary Commemoration of 27th, 94th, 95th, 147th aero squadrons in France]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/95rs.htm 95th Reconnaissance Squadron [95th RS&#93;]

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