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93rd Aero Squadron
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The 93d Aero Squadron was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I.
93d Aero Squadron | |
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![]() 93d Aero Squadron – SPAD XIII, Foucaucourt Airdrome, France, November 1918 | |
Active | 21 August 1917 – 31 March 1919 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Pursuit |
Part of | American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) |
Fuselage Code | "Indian Head" |
Engagements | ![]() World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Maj. Jean Huffer Capt. Charles Rockwell[1] |
Insignia | |
93d Aero Squadron Emblem (approved by AEF 18 November 1918) | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | SPAD VII, 1918 SPAD XIII, 1918[2] |
Service record | |
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Operations |
3d Pursuit Group
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Victories |
Air Aces: 3
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The squadron was assigned as a Day Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron as part of the 3d Pursuit Group, First United States Army. Its mission was to engage and clear enemy aircraft from the skies and provide escort to reconnaissance and bombardment squadrons over enemy territory. It also attacked enemy observation balloons, and perform close air support and tactical bombing attacks of enemy forces along the front lines.[6] After the 1918 Armistice with Germany, the squadron returned to the United States in March 1919 and was demobilized.[2][7]
The current United States Air Force unit which holds its lineage and history is the 93d Bomb Squadron, assigned to the 307th Operations Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.[1]