83d Fighter-Day Group
Encyclopedia
The 83d Fighter-Day Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 83d Fighter-Day Wing, stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
, North Carolina
. It was inactivated on 8 December 1957.
During World War II
, the 83d Fighter Group served as a First Air Force
P-47 Thunderbolt
replacement training unit (RTU). In the Cold War
, the 83d Fighter-Day Group was a Tactical Air Command
unit initially equipped with F-86 Sabre
s, and later F-100 Super Sabre
s. The unit was inactivated in place on 8 December 1957, its personnel and equipment being assigned to the 4th Fighter-Day Wing, which was activated as a redesignation of the 83d Fighter-Day Wing that was also inactivated in place.
The 4th Fighter Wing with its operational squadrons have, under various designations, remained at Seymour Johnson AFB for over 50 years.
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. It was last assigned to the 83d Fighter-Day Wing, stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located to the southeast of Goldsboro, North Carolina. The base is named for Navy test pilot Seymour Johnson, a native of Goldsboro...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. It was inactivated on 8 December 1957.
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...
, the 83d Fighter Group served as a First Air Force
First Air Force
The First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...
replacement training unit (RTU). In the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, the 83d Fighter-Day Group was a Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
unit initially equipped with F-86 Sabre
F-86 Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
s, and later F-100 Super Sabre
F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
s. The unit was inactivated in place on 8 December 1957, its personnel and equipment being assigned to the 4th Fighter-Day Wing, which was activated as a redesignation of the 83d Fighter-Day Wing that was also inactivated in place.
The 4th Fighter Wing with its operational squadrons have, under various designations, remained at Seymour Johnson AFB for over 50 years.
Lineage
- Constituted as 83d Fighter Group on 18 September 1943
- Activated on 25 September 1943
- Disbanded on 10 April 1944.
- Reconstituted, redesignated 83d Fighter-Day Group on 24 February 1956
- Activated on 8 July 1956
- Inactivated on 8 December 1957
Assignments
- I Fighter CommandI Fighter CommandThe I Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based at Mitchel Army Airfield, New York...
, 25 September 1943 – 10 April 1944
- Attached to: Philadelphia Fighter WingPhiladelphia Fighter WingThe 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....
, 22 November 1943 – 10 April 1944- 83d Fighter-Day Wing, 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
Components
- 448th Fighter (later Fighter-Day) Squadron: 1943–1944; 1956–1957
- Redesignated as 333d Fighter Day Squadron, 8 December 1957
- 532d Fighter (later Fighter-Day) Squadron: 1943–1944; 1956–1957
- Redesignated as 334th Fighter Day Squadron, 8 December 1957
- 533d Fighter (later Fighter-Day) Squadron: 1943–1944; 1956–1957
- Redesignated as 335th Fighter Day Squadron, 8 December 1957
- 534th Fighter (later Fighter-Day) Squadron: 1943–1944; 1956–1957
- Redesignated as 336th Fighter Day Squadron, 8 December 1957
Stations
- Richmond Army Air Base, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, 25 September 1943 - Dover Army Airbase, DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, 22 November 1943 – 10 April 1944 - Seymour Johnson AFB, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
Aircraft
- P-47 ThunderboltP-47 ThunderboltRepublic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...
, 1943–1944 - F-86 SabreF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
, 1956 - F-100 Super SabreF-100 Super SabreThe North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
, 1956–1957