00497458 2-4565-1A UNCLASSIFIED 2434195 07-01-1952 2434378 12-31-1952

SQUADRON/0054/STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE (MEDIUM) WEATHER

History K360.4-54 16808 K3819 510 840 06 43 2451740 07-14-2000 2451743 07-17-2000 ACHIEVED AIR WEATHER SERVICE (AWS) RECORD FOR MOST WB-29 AIRCRAFT TIME FLOWN IN ONE MONTH. LOST WB-29 AIRCRAFT AND NINE CREW MEMBERS WHEN AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED WHILE MAKING TYPHOON PENETRATION. TRACKED TYPHOONS HARRIET, IVY, JEAN AND LOIS. RECEIVED YC-97 AIRCRAFT. DROPSONDE PROGRAM UNDERWENT MODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS. RESULTS OBTAINED FROM ICING RATE PROJECT NEGLIGIBLE. MONITORED ELEVEN FLIGHTS BY NAVY SQUADRON VN-1 TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF INITIAL OPERATION. WON GENERAL'S TROPHY FOR EXCELELNCE IN ALL SPORTS. NONE INCLUDES ORDERS, NUMBERED SQUADRON LETTERS, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, AND PICTORIAL SUMMARY. 2451744 07-18-2000 CG 2451744 07-18-2000