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59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
United States Air Force unit, 1945–1964 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 9th Weather Reconnaissance Group, stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.
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59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
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![]() Squadron Boeing WB-50 at Kindley AFB | |
Active | 1945-1947; 1955–1960; 1963–1964 |
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Role | Weather Reconnaissance |
Part of | Military Airlift Command |
Nickname(s) | Hurricane Hunters (1956-1960)[1] |
Motto(s) | Pro Bono Publico Latin For the Public Good (1956-1960)[1] |
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59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron emblem (approved 9 January 1964)[1] | ![]() |
59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight emblem (approved 7 March 1956)[1] | ![]() |
59th Reconnaissance Squadron emblem (approved 14 February 1947)[1] | ![]() |
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It was inactivated on 8 May 1964.