The wing was formed as an expansion of the Fourteenth Air Force Forward Echelon in 1943, becoming the command and control organization for the 23d Fighter Group and 308th Bomb Group. It served in combat from December 1943 until August 1945. The mixed unit was composed of fighters, fighter bombers and heavy bombers, flown by both American and Chinese airmen.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-89201-092-4.
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68th, composite, wing, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, january, 2013, learn,. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The 68th Composite Wing was a United States Army Air Forces organization It was a command and control organization of Fourteenth Air Force that fought in the China Burma India Theater of World War II 68th Composite WingActive1943 1945CountryUnited StatesBranchUnited States Army Air ForcesRoleFighterPart ofFourteenth Air ForceGarrison HQChina Burma India Theater of World War IIEngagements World War II Asiatic Pacific Campaign 1944 1945 CommandersNotablecommandersClinton D Vincent The wing was formed as an expansion of the Fourteenth Air Force Forward Echelon in 1943 becoming the command and control organization for the 23d Fighter Group and 308th Bomb Group It served in combat from December 1943 until August 1945 The mixed unit was composed of fighters fighter bombers and heavy bombers flown by both American and Chinese airmen Contents 1 History 1 1 Lineage 1 2 Assignments 1 3 Stations 1 4 Components 2 References 3 External linksHistory editLineage edit Constituted as 68th Fighter Wing on 9 August 1943 Activated on 3 September 1943 Redesignated 68th Composite Wing in December 1943 Inactivated on 10 October 1945 Assignments edit Fourteenth Air Force 3 September 1943 10 October 1945 Stations edit Kunming Airport China 3 September 1943 Kweilin Airfield China c 23 December 1943 Liuzhou Airfield China c 15 September 1944 Luliang Airfield China c 7 November 1944 Peishiyi Airfield China c 19 September 10 October 1945 Components edit 23d Fighter Group August 1943 October 1945 P 40 P 51 308th Bombardment Group March 1943 February 1945 B 24 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer 1983 Air Force Combat Units Of World War II Maxwell AFB Alabama Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 89201 092 4 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 68th Composite Wing amp oldid 1198406128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
