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.
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Constituted as the Philadelphia Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
Activated on 11 August 1942
Redesignated Philadelphia Fighter Wing c. 2 July 1943
^Dollman, TSG David. (18 October 2016). "Factsheet 366 Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II(PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II(PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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philadelphia, fighter, wing, inactive, united, states, force, unit, last, assignment, with, fighter, command, stationed, philadelphia, airport, pennsylvania, where, inactivated, april, 1946, active1942, 1946country, united, statesbranchunited, states, army, fo. 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 where it was inactivated on 3 April 1946 Philadelphia Fighter WingActive1942 1946Country United StatesBranchUnited States Army Air ForceRoleAir defense and training fighter unitsEngagementsWorld War II Contents 1 History 2 Lineage 2 1 Assignments 2 2 Components 2 3 Stations 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 Lineage editConstituted as the Philadelphia Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942Activated on 11 August 1942 Redesignated Philadelphia Fighter Wing c 2 July 1943 Inactivated on 3 April 1946 Disbanded on 8 October 1948 1 Assignments edit I Fighter Command 11 August 1942 3 April 1946Components edit 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 attached 1 June 1943 20 November 1943 2 371st Fighter Group 30 September 1943 14 February 1944 Stations edit Philadelphia Airport Pennsylvania 11 August 1942 April 1946References editNotes edit Maurer Combat Units p 428 Dollman TSG David 18 October 2016 Factsheet 366 Operations Group ACC Air Force Historical Research Agency Retrieved 13 January 2022 Bibliography edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer ed 1983 1961 Air Force Combat Units of World War II PDF reprint ed Washington DC Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 912799 02 1 LCCN 61060979 Retrieved 17 December 2016 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 Retrieved 17 December 2016 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philadelphia Fighter Wing amp oldid 1065506111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,