00046226
UNCLASSIFIED
2429265
01-01-1939
2430360
12-31-1941
SQUADRON/0397/BOMBARDMENT
HISTORY
SQ-BOMB-397-HI
0000000630
A0601
31
C2
2446040
12-05-1984
ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED 7 AERO SQUADRON, AVIATION SECTION, SIGNAL CORPS. 7 AERO SQUADRON LEFT THE STATES DEC 17 AND ARRIVED IN CANAL ZONE JAN 17. FIRST AIRPLANE FLOWN ON THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA WAS A CURTISS R-4. FIRST FLIGHT ACROSS ISTHMUS TOOK 47 MINUTES. 7 AERO SQUADRON REDESIGNATED 7 SQUADRON (OBSERVATION), APR 21, AND 7 RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 1 SEP 37.
NONE
R-4 AIRCRAFT PANAMA CANAL ZONE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA