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Philadelphia Fighter Wing

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Active
  
1942–1946

Role
  
Fighter

Country
  
United States

Engagements
  
World War II

Branch
  
United States Army Air Force

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.

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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

  • 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

    • Stations

  • Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania, 11 August 1942 – April 1946

    • References

    Philadelphia Fighter Wing Wikipedia
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