67th Fighter Wing (World War II)

67th Fighter Wing
Active	1943–1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force

The 67th Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the VIII Fighter Command, being stationed at RAF Troston, England. It was inactivated on 21 November 1945.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Components 1.4 Stations 1.5 Operations 2 References 3 External links

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 6th Air Defense Wing on 14 June 1943

Activated on 15 June 1943

Redesignated 67th Fighter Wing in July 1943

Inactivated on 21 November 1945.

Allotted to ANG (Massachusetts) on 24 May 1946

Extended federal recognition on 15 October 1946 (remained inactive)

Inactivated on 31 October 1950.

Assignments

• Eighth Air Force, 15 June 1943
• VIII Fighter Command, 26 August 1943 – 21 November 1945

Components

20th Fighter Group: 26 August 1943 – 11 October 1945 352d Fighter Group: 7 July 1943 – 27 January 1945 356th Fighter Group: 5 October 1943 – 4 November 1945

359th Fighter Group: October 1943 – November 1945 364th Fighter Group: February 1944 – November 1945

Stations

• Bedford Army Air Base, Massachusetts, 15 June – 4 August 1943
• Wallcott Hall (AAF-372), England, c. 26 August 1943
• RAF Troston (AAF-595), England, c. 25 October – 21 November 1945.

Operations

Command and control organization for VIII Fighter Command performing combat operations in European Theater, 1943–1945

References

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

External links