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Military unit
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.
History [ edit ]
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.
Lineage [ edit ]
Constituted as the Philadelphia Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
Activated on 11 August 1942
Redesignated Philadelphia Fighter Wing c. 2 July 1943
Inactivated on 3 April 1946
Disbanded on 8 October 1948[1]
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References [ 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 .
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public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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