135th Aero Squadron
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The 135th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I.
135th Aero Squadron | |
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Active | 16 June 1917 – 14 March 1921 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Air Service |
Role | Corps Observation |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) |
Nickname(s) | "Liberty Squadron" |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Capt. Ray C Bridgeman Lt. George W. Lindsay Lt Henry K. Davis[1] |
Insignia | |
135th Aero Squadron Emblem | |
Aircraft flown | |
Reconnaissance | Dayton-Wright DH-4, 1918–1919 |
Trainer | Wright-Martin Model V, 1917 Curtiss Model J, 1917 |
Service record | |
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Operations |
IV Corps Observation Group Western Front, France: 28 July-11 November 1918[2] |
The squadron was assigned as a Corps Observation Squadron, performing short-range, tactical reconnaissance over the IV Corps, United States First Army sector of the Western Front in France, providing battlefield intelligence.[3] In combat, the 135th was the first Air Service unit equipped with the all American made Dayton-Wright DH-4 aircraft.
IV Corps was transferred to the United States Second Army in October 1918 for a planned offensive drive on Metz which was cancelled due to the 1918 Armistice with Germany on 11 November. The squadron returned to the United States in June 1919 and became part of the permanent United States Army Air Service in 1921, being re-designated as the 22d Squadron (Observation).[4][5]
The current United States Air Force unit which holds its lineage and history is the 22d Intelligence Squadron, assigned to the 707th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.[4]