10th Fighter Wing
title: "10th Fighter Wing" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["fighter-wings-of-the-united-states-army-air-forces", "military-units-and-formations-disestablished-in-1943"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Fighter_Wing" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| unit_name | 10th Fighter Wing |
| dates | 1 October 1942 – 1 December 1943 |
| country | United States |
| allegiance | |
| role | Fighter Command and Control |
| disbanded | 1 December 1943 |
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History
Assigned to Fourth Air Force as prewar Pursuit Wing, remained active at Hamilton Field, California until 1 December 1943.
Lineage
- Constituted as 10th Pursuit Wing on 1 December 1940 : Activated on 10 December 1940 : Inactivated on 7 December 1941.
- Redesignated 10th Fighter Wing and activated on 1 October 1942 : Inactivated on 1 May 1943
- Disbanded on 1 December 1943
Assignments
- Southwest Air District (later 4th Air Force), 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943.
Stations
- Hamilton Field, California, 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943
Components
- 20th Fighter Group, 18 December 1940 – 1 October 1941
- 35th Fighter Group, 9 December 1941 – 12 January 1942
References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
- US Army Air Force Units 1941-1945
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