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The New York Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Mitchel Field, New York It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.

The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the New York City metropolitan area. The wing was also a training organization for fighter groups and personnel, with assigned groups subsequently deploying to overseas theaters.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as New York Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942

Activated on 11 August 1942

Redesignated New York Fighter Wing in July 1943

Inactivated on 10 April 1944, personnel reassigned to 164th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter Control).

Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

• I Fighter Command, 11 August 1942 – 10 April 1944

Components

Stations

• Mitchel Field, New York, 11 August 1942 – April 1946

See also

• Roslyn Air National Guard Station 164th AAFBU.

References

Notes

1. Haulman, Daniel L. (22 July 2019). "Factsheet 80 Flying Training Wing (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

Bibliography

 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.

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