99th Aero Squadron

The 99th Aero Squadron was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I.

99th Aero Squadron
Pilots and observers of the 99th Aero Squadron pose with a Salmson 2A2 at Dogneville Airdrome, France, July 1918.
Active21 August 1917 – 2 June 1919
Country United States
Branch  Air Service, United States Army
TypeSquadron
RoleCorps Observation
Part ofAmerican Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
Engagements
World War I
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Maj. Arthur R. Christie
Capt. James E. Meredith
Capt. Lyle S. Powell
Insignia
99th Aero Squadron Emblem
Aircraft flown
FighterSopwith 1½ Strutter, 1918
ReconnaissanceSalmson 2A2, 1918–1919
Service record
Operations

V Corps Observation Group
Western Front, France: 12 June-11 November 1918

  • Sorties: 417
  • Combat missions: 279
  • Killed: 3
  • Wounded: 5
  • Missing: 1
  • Aircraft lost: 5
Victories
  • Enemy Aircraft shot down: 3
  • Enemy Balloons shot down: 0
  • Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed: 3

The squadron was assigned as a Corps Observation Squadron, performing short-range, tactical reconnaissance over the V Corps, United States First Army sector of the Western Front in France, providing battlefield intelligence. After the 1918 Armistice with Germany, 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 99 Squadron (Observation).

The 99th Reconnaissance Squadron of the twenty-first century's United States Air Force, assigned to the 9th Operations Group, Beale Air Force Base, California, traces its descent from the 99th Aero Squadron.

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