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== History == |
== History == |
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* Established as '''100 Fighter Wing''' on 8 Nov 1943 |
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: Activated on 24 |
: Activated on 24 Nov 1943 |
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: Inactivated on 7 |
: Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945 |
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: Disestablished on 15 Jun 1983 |
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* Reestablished, and consolidated (31 Jul 1985) with the '''704 Strategic Missile Wing''' |
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: Established on 20 May 1957 |
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: Activated on 1 Jul 1957 |
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: Redesignated '''704 Strategic Missile Wing (ICBM)''' on 1 Apr 1958 |
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: Inactivated on 1 Jul 1959 |
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* Redesignated: '''404 Tactical Missile Wing''' on 31 Jul 1985 (Remained inactive) |
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* Redesignated: '''404 Air Expeditionary Group''' and converted to provisional status on 24 Mar 2003 |
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: Activated on 16 Jun 2003; Inactivated on 8 Jul 2003 |
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: Activated on 27 Aug 2003; Inactivated on 19 Sep 2003 |
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: Activated on 27 May 2005; Inactivated on 22 Jun 2005 |
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: Activated on 28 Jun 2007; Inactivated on 30 Jul 2007 |
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: Activated on 14 Mar 2008; Inactivated on 30 Apr 2008 |
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: Activated on 21 Aug 2008; Inactivated on 15 Sep 2008 |
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: Activated on 1 Oct 2008. |
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=== Assignments === |
=== Assignments === |
Revision as of 04:01, 11 January 2010
100th Fighter Wing | |
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Active | 1943 - 1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Air Force |
Role | Fighter (Command & Control) |
Part of | Ninth Air Force |
The 100th Fighter Wing (100th FW) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Ninth Air Force, based at Seymour Johnson AAF, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.
History
Lineage
- Established as 100 Fighter Wing on 8 Nov 1943
- Activated on 24 Nov 1943
- Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945
- Disestablished on 15 Jun 1983
- Reestablished, and consolidated (31 Jul 1985) with the 704 Strategic Missile Wing
- Established on 20 May 1957
- Activated on 1 Jul 1957
- Redesignated 704 Strategic Missile Wing (ICBM) on 1 Apr 1958
- Inactivated on 1 Jul 1959
- Redesignated: 404 Tactical Missile Wing on 31 Jul 1985 (Remained inactive)
- Redesignated: 404 Air Expeditionary Group and converted to provisional status on 24 Mar 2003
- Activated on 16 Jun 2003; Inactivated on 8 Jul 2003
- Activated on 27 Aug 2003; Inactivated on 19 Sep 2003
- Activated on 27 May 2005; Inactivated on 22 Jun 2005
- Activated on 28 Jun 2007; Inactivated on 30 Jul 2007
- Activated on 14 Mar 2008; Inactivated on 30 Apr 2008
- Activated on 21 Aug 2008; Inactivated on 15 Sep 2008
- Activated on 1 Oct 2008.
Assignments
- IX Fighter Command, 24 Nov 1943-30 Apr 1944
- IX Tactical Air Command, 30 Apr 1944-1 Nov 1944
- XIX Tactical Air Command, 1 Nov 1944-Aug 1945
- Continental Air Forces, Aug 1945 - 7 Nov 1945
Units assigned
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Stations
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Operational history
The 100th Fighter Wing engaged in combat in the European theater from Apr 1944 to May 1945. Moved to the US, Aug-Sep 1945. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.