XXII Tactical Air Command

XXII Tactical Air Command
Active 1942-1945
Country United States
Branch United States Army Air Forces
Type Command and Control
Engagements World War II

The XXII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, based at Pomigliano Airfield, Italy. It was inactivated on 4 October 1945.

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History

Lineage

Activated on 5 March 1942
Redesignated XII Fighter Command in May 1942
Redesignated XXII Tactical Air Command in November 1944
Inactivated in Italy on 4 October 1945
Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

Attached to Eighth Air Force, 12 September-26 October 1942

Stations

Wings

Operations

Formed in southeast US, in early 1942. Moved to England in September 1942 and to North Africa during October-November 1942. Served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until the end of the war. Inactivated in Italy

References

United States Air Force portal
Military of the United States portal

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

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