| 90th Aero Squadron | |
|---|---|
 90th Aero Squadron – Capt. W. G. Schauffler – Standing Lt. Fred Tillman – Seated in a Salmson 2A2, Bethelainville Aerodrome, France, 11 November 1918 | |
| Active | 20 August 1917 – Present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Air Service, United States Army |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Corps Observation |
| Part of | American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) |
| Engagements |  World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Maj J. L. Dunsworth Lt William G. Schauffler Jr. Lt H. M. Gallop Lt Norris E. Pierson[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 90th Aero Squadron Emblem |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | Sopwith 1½ Strutter, 1918 SPAD S.XI, 1918–1919[2] |
| Reconnaissance | Salmson 2A2, 1918–1919 Breguet 14 A.2, 1918–1919[2] |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Operations |
III Corps Observation Group
|
| Victories | |
The 90th Aero Squadron was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I.
The squadron was assigned as a Corps Observation Squadron, performing short-range, tactical reconnaissance over the III Corps, United States First Army sector of the Western Front in France, providing battlefield intelligence.[5] After the 1918 Armistice with Germany, the squadron returned to the United States in May 1919 and became part of the permanent United States Army Air Service in 1921, being re-designated as the 90th Squadron (Surveillance).[6][7]
The current United States Air Force unit which holds its lineage and history is the 90th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 3d Operations Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.[2][8]
- ^ AFHRA 90 Fighter Squadron Factsheet Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
- ^ Series "H", Section "O", Volume 29, Weekly Statistical Reports of Air Service Activities, October 1918 – May 1919. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ^ a b c Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, Series M, Volume 38, Compilation of Confirmed Victories and Losses of the AEF Air Service as of 26 May 1919
- ^ "Maurer, Maurer (1978), The US Air Service in World War I, The Office of Air Force History, Headquarters USAF Washington" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Series "E", Volume 9, History of the 72d, 73d, 85th, and 88th–90th Aero Squadrons. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ^ (1988 Reprint), Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the First World War, Volume 3, Part 3, Center of Military History, United States Army
- ^ Rogers, Brian. United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications, 2005. ISBN 1-85780-197-0.