548th Reconnaisance Technical Squadron
Courtesy: JAMES LANDRUM Email address
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Here attached is the only photo I have ever seen of the front of the
548th Photo lab where all recon photos taken by the 91st and 98 B29
Wings where processed. Targets for the next night's bombing were selected
here.
This attached photo was taken using my camera and it is James Landrum
standing in front of the 548th Photo lab.
The "Top Secret" 548th was located in a building next to the photo lab
site (I have many photos but have never published them) of this building.
In that Intelligence building we debriefed the crews of the 91st Wing
after a recon mission and sent the reports to a multitude of Military
Units inlcuding FEAF,and Washington DC. (see book: I Remember Korea
(Landrum's Story).
The Top Secret Intelligence recon work of the 548th was limited to few
knowing what we were doing.
DISGUINISHED PRESIDENTAL UNIT CITATION (AF)
USAF OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARDS
For those serving with the 548th RTS between these dates
27 June 1950 to 10 Apr 1951
11 Apr 1951 to 26 Nov 1954
14 Oct 1954 to 20 June 1956
13 Jan 1968 to March 1968
Backgroun
From: JAMES LANDRUM Email address
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 9:40 AM
Subject: NewUnit/ 548th Reconnaisance Technical Squadron THESE AWARDS FOR 548TH
Ted,This unit needs to be added to the list of those Squadrons serving at
Yokota Air Force Base during the Korean War. This is official USAF history
from Maxwell AFB,Alabama sent to me:
548th Reconnaisance Technical Squadron
....the 548 Reconnaisance Technical Squadron was, "Constitued the 6th Photo
Tecnical Squadron on 20 November 1943. Activated on 01 December in 1943,
it was designiated the 548th Reconnaisance Technical Squadron on 07 January 1950
through 8 March 1960,when it was discontinued on that date.
On 08 October 1965 it was organized again and redisignated the
548th Reconnaissance Technical Group on 91 Oct 1967."
During the Korean War the 548 was a "Top Secret" Squadron located at Yokota
Air Foce Bases,Japan working under the 91SRS and with the 98th Bomb Wing.
Squadron photos taken by James Landrum,former USAF Intelligence taken in 1952
are available from James Landrum, at jasland@msn.com
Also YAFB photo are available by viewing the following web site in memory of the
B 29 crew shot down from Yokota Air Force Base in November 1952:
Myron Sestak
Or view some of Yokota AFB Photos:
Yokota AFB
Regards,
James Landrum
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