Philadelphia Fighter Wing

Philadelphia Fighter Wing
Active	1942–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Role	Fighter
Engagements	World War II

The Philadelphia Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania It was inactivated on 3 April 1946.

The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the Philadelphia area. The wing was also a training organization for fighter groups and personnel, with assigned groups subsequently deploying to overseas theaters. Not manned after July 1944, and inactivated at the end of the war.

History

Lineage

Constituted as Philadelphia Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942

Activated on 11 August 1942

Redesignated Philadelphia Fighter Wing in July 1943

Inactivated on 3 April 1946

Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

I Fighter Command, 11 August 1942 – 3 April 1946

Components

33d Fighter Group: 11 August – November 1942
58th Fighter Group: 24 October 1942 – c. 3 March 1943
83d Fighter Group: 22 November 1943 – 10 April 1944
87th Fighter Group: 1943 (dates undetermined)
324th Fighter Group: 6 July – 8 October 1942
327th Fighter Group: 27 August – 22 September 1942
353d Fighter Group: c. 26 October 1942 – c. 27 May 1943

355th Fighter Group: 4 March – 16 June 1943
358th Fighter Group: 28 April – September 1943
361st Fighter Group: 28 August – 20 September 1943
365th Fighter Group: 19 July – 4 December 1943
366th Fighter Group: 1 June – 20 November 1943
371st Fighter Group: 30 September 1943 – 14 February 1944

Stations

Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania, 11 August 1942 – April 1946

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

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