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312th Fighter Wing
Emblem of the 312th Fighter Wing
Active	1944–1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Fighter
Part of	Fourteenth Air Force
Garrison/HQ	China Burma India Theater of World War II
Engagements	World War II Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1944–1945)

The 312th Fighter Wing was a United States Army Air Forces organization. It was a command and control organization of Fourteenth Air Force that fought in the China Burma India Theater of World War II.

History

Lineage

Constituted as 312th Fighter Wing on 7 March 1944.

Activated in China on 13 March.

Inactivated on 5 November 1945.

Assignments

• Fourteenth Air Force, 13 March 1944 – 1 October 1945.
• Army Service Forces, 3–5 November 1945.

Stations

• Kunming Airport, China, 13 March 1944.
• Chengtu Airfield, China, c. 25 March 1944 – c. 1 October 1945.
• Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, United States, c. 3–5 November 1945.

Major components

• 33d Fighter Group, 11 May – 24 August 1944 (P-38, P-47).
• 81st Fighter Group, 12 May – 1 October 1945 (P-40, P-47).
• 311th Fighter Group, 18 August 1944 – 1 October 1945 (P-51).

Operations history

Activated in China on 13 March 1944. Assigned to Fourteenth Air Force. Commanded and controlled assigned units in combat in China from July 1944 until August 1945. Moved to the US, October–November 1945 and was inactivated.

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 0-89201-092-4.

External links

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Previously: 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" (Dec 1941-July 1942) China Air Task Force (July 1942-Mar 1943)
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• Fighter wings of the United States Army Air Forces
• Military units and formations established in 1945