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10th Fighter Wing
| 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 |
The 10th Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force, based at Hamilton Army Airfield, California. It was inactivated on 1 December 1943.
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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