Philadelphia Fighter Wing

The 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, where it was inactivated on 3 April 1946.

Philadelphia Fighter Wing
Active	1942–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Role	Air defense and training fighter units
Engagements	World War II

History

The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the Philadelphia area. The wing was also a training organization for fighter groups and personnel, with assigned groups subsequently deploying to overseas theaters. Not manned after July 1944, and inactivated at the end of the war.

Lineage

• Constituted as the Philadelphia Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942

Activated on 11 August 1942

Redesignated Philadelphia Fighter Wing c. 2 July 1943

Inactivated on 3 April 1946

Disbanded on 8 October 1948

Assignments

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

Components

• 33d Fighter Group: 11 August – November 1942
• 58th Fighter Group: 24 October 1942 – c. 3 March 1943
• 83d Fighter Group: 22 November 1943 – 10 April 1944
• 87th Fighter Group: 1943 (dates undetermined)
• 324th Fighter Group: 6 July – 8 October 1942
• 327th Fighter Group: 27 August – 22 September 1942
• 353d Fighter Group: c. 26 October 1942 – c. 27 May 1943

• 355th Fighter Group: 4 March – 16 June 1943
• 358th Fighter Group: 28 April – September 1943
• 361st Fighter Group: 28 August – 20 September 1943
• 365th Fighter Group: 19 July – 4 December 1943
• 366th Fighter Group: attached 1 June 1943 – 20 November 1943
• 371st Fighter Group: 30 September 1943 – 14 February 1944

Stations

• Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania, 11 August 1942 – April 1946

References

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.