53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/53rd_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeIn 1946–present
1944–1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_WC-130J_Hercules
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:emblem 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron emblem
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Keesler_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
gptkbp:location gptkb:Biloxi,_Mississippi
gptkbp:mission hurricane reconnaissance
weather data collection
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Weather_or_Not
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hurricane_Hunters
gptkbp:notable_for flying into hurricanes
gptkbp:parentOrganization Air Force Reserve Command
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:403rd_Wing
gptkbp:previousAircraft gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:WB-29_Superfortress
gptkb:WB-50_Superfortress
gptkb:WC-130E_Hercules
gptkb:WC-130H_Hercules
gptkb:WC-130J_Hercules
gptkbp:role weather reconnaissance
gptkbp:type Reserve unit
gptkbp:website https://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/192944/53rd-weather-reconnaissance-squadron/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Keesler_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6