San Diego Fighter Wing
Encyclopedia
The San Diego Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the IV Fighter Command
, stationed at San Diego Airport, California
It was inactivated on 7 June 1944
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 the IV Fighter Command
IV Fighter Command
The IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California...
, stationed at San Diego Airport, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
It was inactivated on 7 June 1944
Lineage
- Constituted as San Diego Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
- Activated on 11 August 1942
- Redesignated San Diego Fighter Wing in July 1943
- Disbanded on 7 June 1944.