84th Fighter Group

The 84th Fighter Group is an active United States Air Force organization. It is assigned to the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, stationed at Hill Air Force Base, California. It was last active as a Fighter Group on 15 July 1963.

History

During World War II, the 84th Group served as an operational training and a replacement training unit. Also participated occasionally in demonstrations and maneuvers 1942–1944.

Activated in the Reserve in 1949 to train as a fighter corollary unit of the 52d Fighter Wing, All Weather in the regular Air Force, but apparently undermanned and thus performed very little training. During its only 2-week summer encampment (12–26 June 1950), the wing had only four pilots capable of flying the F-82 Twin Mustangs it was assigned to provide training. Even nonflying units of the 84th Wing seem to have been poorly manned, and the 52d Wing made little use of its corollary units. The 84th Wing was ordered to active service on 1 June 1951, inactivated the next day, and its few people became "fillers" in other USAF units.

Reactivated in 1955 as part of "Project Arrow", the re-designation of notable World War II combat units by ADC. Provided air defense of the northwestern US. Inactivated in 1963 and its combat squadron transferred to McChord AFB, Washington and the 325th Fighter Wing (Air Defense).

Lineage

• Constituted as 84th Bombardment Group (Light) on 13 January 1942

Activated on 10 February 1942

Redesignated as 84th Bombardment Group (Dive) in July 1942

Redesignated as 84th Fighter-Bomber Group in August 1943

Disbanded on 1 April 1944

• Established as 84th Fighter Wing, All Weather on 16 May 1949

84th Fighter Group reconstituted, redesignated as 84th Fighter Group, All Weather, 26 May 1949

Group assigned to wing as subordinate unit

Activated in the Reserve on 1 June 1949

Redesignated as 84th Fighter All-Weather Wing and 84th Fighter All-Weather Group on 1 March 1950

Ordered into active service on 1 June 1951

Inactivated on 2 June 1951.

Redesignated 84th Fighter Group (Air Defense) 20 June 1955

Activated on 18 August 1955 replacing 530th Air Defense Group

Inactivated on 15 July 1963

Redesignated 84th Tactical Fighter Group 31 July 1985

Redesignated 84th Space and Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Sustainment Group 15 January 2005

Activated 24 February 2005

Redesignated 84th Combat Sustainment Group 28 April 2006

Assignments

• III Fighter Command, 10 February 1942
• 72d Fighter Wing, 1 November 1943 – 1 April 1944
• Air Force Reserve, 16 May 1949
• Air Defense Command, 1 June 1949
• Western Air Defense Force, 1 September 1949
• 9th Air Division, 18 August 1955
• 25th Air Division, 15 August 1958
• 4700th Air Defense Wing, 1 September 1958
• Spokane Air Defense Sector, 15 May 1960 – 15 July 1963
• 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, 24 February 2005 -

Units assigned

• 491st (formerly 304th Bombardment Squadron) Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944
• 496th (formerly 301st Bombardment Squadron) Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944; 1949–1951
• 497th (formerly 302d Bombardment Squadron) Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944; 18 August 1955 – 5 July 1958
• 498th (formerly 303d Bombardment Squadron) Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944; 18 August 1955 – 15 July 1963
• 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 December 1954 – 18 August 1955
• 84th USAF Dispensary (later 84th USAF Infirmary), 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963
• 84th Air Base Squadron, 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963
• 84th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 8 November 1958 - 15 July 1963
• 84th Materiel Squadron, 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963

Stations

• Hunter Field, Georgia, 10 February 1942
• Drew Field, Florida, C. 7 February 1943
• Harding AAF, Louisiana, 4 October 1943 – 1 April 1944
• Mitchel AFB, New York, 1 June 1949
• McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 10 October 1949 – 2 June 1951
• Geiger Field, Washington, 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963
• Hill AFB, Utah, 24 February 2005-

Aircraft

See also

• Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons

References

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

• A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 – 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
• Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-912799-02-1.
• Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.
• Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.

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