The 11th Fighter Wing is a disbanded United States Army Air Forces organization. Its last assignment was with Eighth Air Force at Drew Field, Florida. It was constituted in late 1940 and disbanded in late 1943.
| 11th Fighter Wing | |
|---|---|
.png) Eighth Air Force emblem (World War II) | |
| Active | 1940–1941, 1942–1943 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Type | Fighter |
| Part of | Eighth Air Force |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lt Col W. R. Clingerman[1] |
History
editThe wing was constituted in late 1940 at Hamilton Field, California in the buildup of the United States Army Air Corps in response to the start of World War II in Europe.[2] It moved to Army Air Base, Portland in 1941, where it assumed responsibility for organizing two pursuit groups. It was inactivated later that year,[2] and its personnel used as part of the cadre for headquarters units of Fourth Air Force.
The wing was activated the following year at Drew Field, Florida. Although it was programmed for overseas deployment to the European theater and was assigned to Eighth Air Force, it was attached to Third Air Force for training. It was never assigned any combat groups and was inactivated before deploying overseas.[2]
In 1985 the wing was reconstituted on paper as the 367th Electronic Warfare Group,[3] but was never active before being disbanded again in 1992.
Lineage
edit- Constituted as the 11th Pursuit Wing on 19 October 1940
- Activated on 18 December 1940
- Inactivated on 2 October 1941
- Redesignated 11th Fighter Wing in October 1942
- Activated on 1 November 1942
- Inactivated on 1 May 1943
- Disbanded on 1 December 1943[2]
- Reconstituted on 31 July 1985 and redesignated 367th Electronic Warfare Group (not active)[3]
- Disbanded on 9 September 1992
Assignments
edit- Northwest Air District 18 December 1940 – 2 October 1941
- Eighth Air Force, 1 November 1942 – 1 May 1943 (attached to Third Air Force)[2]
Stations
edit- Hamilton Field, California, 18 December 1940
- Army Air Base, Portland, Oregon, June 1941 – 2 October 1941
- Drew Field, Florida, 1 November 1942 – 1 May 1943[2]
Components
edit- 54th Fighter Group, 1941 – 2 October 1941
- 55th Fighter Group, 1941 – 2 October 1941
Aircraft
edit- Curtiss P-36 Hawk, 1941[4][5]
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning, 1941[5]
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, 1941[4][5]
- Republic P-43 Lancer, 1941[5]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Abstract, History of 11th Fighter Wing Nov 1942 – Mar 1943 (retrieved 13 December 2012)
- ^ a b c d e f Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 381. ISBN 0-912799-02-1.
- ^ a b Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations
- ^ a b Maurer, pp. 116–117
- ^ a b c d Maurer, pp. 117–118
Bibliography
edit
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.
Further reading
- 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.