67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Detachment 1 Project HAWKEYE

DMZ monitoring missions were flown from Itami AB, Japan, where the unit was based. This proved impractical to maintain and in early 1955 the wing set up a detachment at Kimpo. Two RB-26s from the 11th TRS were deployed there with support facilities and Project Hawkeye was born. Initially Detachment #1 of the 67th TRW also included three RF-80s of the 15th TRS. The mission of the RB-26s was to provide day photographic reconnaissance of the DMZ upon request of the Korean Joint Operations Center and to maintain a Photo Processing Center capability in Korea. Japan made.