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59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron information


59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Squadron Boeing WB-50 at Kindley AFB
Active1945-1947; 1955–1960; 1963–1964
Country59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron United States
Branch59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron United States Air Force
RoleWeather Reconnaissance
Part ofMilitary Airlift Command
Nickname(s)Hurricane Hunters (1956-1960)[1]
Motto(s)Pro Bono Publico Latin For the Public Good (1956-1960)[1]
Insignia
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]

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.

It was inactivated on 8 May 1964.

  1. ^ a b c d e Markus, et al., pp. 148-149

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