Norfolk Fighter Wing

Norfolk Fighter Wing
Norfolk Fighter Wing
Active 1942–1946
Country United States
Branch United States Army Air Force
Role Fighter
Engagements World War II

The Norfolk Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Norfolk Airport, Virginia It was inactivated on 3 April 1946.

The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the Norfolk area. Not manned after July 1944, and inactivated at the end of the war.

Contents

History

Lineage

  • Constituted as Norfolk Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
Activated on 11 August 1942
Inactivated on 3 April 1946
Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

  • I Fighter Command, 11 August 1942 – 3 April 1946

Components

  • Operated with attached AAF organizations and cooperating naval aircraft.

Stations

  • Norfolk Airport, Virginia, 11 August 1942 – 3 April 1946

References

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 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

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