360th Fighter Group
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The 360th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with Fourth Air Force
, stationed at Santa Maria Army Airfield, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944
The 360th was a training group during World War II
assigned to Fourth Air Force. Its mission was to train P-38 Lightning
replacement crews for combat.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with Fourth Air Force
Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....
, stationed at Santa Maria Army Airfield, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944
The 360th was a training group during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
assigned to Fourth Air Force. Its mission was to train P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament...
replacement crews for combat.
Lineage
- Constituted as 360th Fighter Group on 30 December 1942
- Activated on 15 January 1943
- Disbanded on 15 January 1943
Stations
- Grand Central Air Terminal, GlendaleGlendaleGlendale is the anglicised version of its gaelic name, Gleann Dail, which means valley of fertile, low-lying arable land. The name originates from Scotland.It may refer to:-Places:Australia*Glendale, New South Wales**Stockland, a shopping centre...
, California, 15 January 1943 - Muroc Army Air Field, California, 14 April 1943
- Salinas Army Air Base, California, 22 September 1943
- Santa Maria Army Airfield, California, 11 January-31 March 1944.
Components
- 371st Fighter Squadron: 15 January 1943 – 15 January 1943
- 372d Fighter Squadron: 15 January 1943 – 15 January 1943
- 373d Fighter Squadron: 15 January 1943 – 15 January 1943
- 446th Fighter Squadron: 15 January 1943 – 15 January 1943