84th Fighter Group
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84th Fighter Group
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  Emblems of the 84th Fighter Group (World War II) and the the 84th Combat Sustainment Group Group uses wing emblem with group name on scroll |
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| Active | 1942–1944, 1949-1951, 1955-1963, 2005-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Center 84th Combat Sustainment Wing |
| Motto | Cursum Perficio (I Accomplish my Course) |
The 84th Fighter Group is a former designation of an active United States Air Force organization, the 84th Combat Sustainment Group. It is assigned to the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, stationed at Hill Air Force Base, California. It was last active as a Fighter Group on 15 July 1963.
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History
World War II
Bombardment Group
The group was activated in 1942 as the 84th Bombardment Group (Light) at Hunter Field, GA, and equipped with A-24 Dauntless dive bombers.[1] The 301st,[2] 302d[3], 303d,[4] and 304th Bombardment Squadrons[5] were assigned.[1] It received its equipment and personnel from the 3d Bombardment Group.[6]. The group was assigned the first Army Air Forces (AAF) squadron expressly designated for dive bombing.[6] It operated briefly with Vultee V-72 (A-31 Vengeance) aircraft, but its operations showed this aircraft was unsuitable for dive bombing.[6] The group served as the parent for several other light bombardment groups[7] and trained pilots from Chile.[6]
Fighter-Bomber Group
In 1943, the group was redesignated as the 84th Fighter-Bomber Group as were other Army Air Forces (AAF) single engine bombardment groups, and reequipped with P-47 Thunderbolts.[1] As a result of this redesignation, its squadrons were renumbered as the 496th, 497th, 498th, and 491st Fighter-Bomber Squadrons, respectively. During World War II, the 84th Group served as an operational training until October 1943[5][2][3][4] and then as a replacement training unit and also participated occasionally in demonstrations and maneuvers.[1] The group was disbanded in April 1944[1] and replaced by the 236th AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School, Fighter)[8] when the Army Air Forces disbanded its units in the US that were not programmed to be transferred overseas to free up manpower for overseas assignment.
Cold War
Continental Air Command
The group was reconstituted as the 84th Fighter Group, All Weather and activated in the Air Force Reserves in 1949 to train as a fighter corollary unit of the 52d Fighter Group, All Weather in the regular Air Force,[1] but was apparently undermanned and thus performed very little training. During its only 2-week summer encampment (12–26 June 1950), the group had only four pilots capable of flying the F-82 Twin Mustangs it used to provide training. Units of the 84th Group seem to have been poorly manned, and the 52d Wing made little use of its corollary units. The 84th Group was ordered to active service on 1 June 1951, inactivated the next day,[1] and its few people became "fillers" in other USAF units.
Air Defense Command
The group was redesignated the 84th Fighter Group (Air Defense) and reactivated in 1955[1] at Geiger Field, WA to replace the 530th Air Defense Group[9] as part of Air Defense Command's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.[10] It was assigned the 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS), which moved from Portland International Airport and the newly-activated 498th FIS, which took over the equipment and personnel of the inactivating 440th FIS[11] and 520th FIS.[12] Both squadrons flew radar equipped and rocket armed F-86 Sabres.[13] The group provided air defense of the northwestern US[citation needed] and acted as USAF host organization at Geiger Fld. It was assigned several support organizations to perform these duties.[14] In February 1957, the 498th FIS upgraded to F-102 Delta Daggers, although the 497th FIS continued to fly Sabres until it moved to Europe in June 1958 and was reassigned away from the group.[13] In July 1959, the group again upgraded to F-106 Delta Darts.[13] The group was inactivated in 1963[1] and its combat squadron transferred to McChord AFB, Washington and the 325th Fighter Wing (Air Defense).
Modern Era
The group was reactivated in 2005 as a logistics support group at Hill AFB, UT.
Lineage
- Constituted as 84th Bombardment Group (Light) on 13 January 1942
- Activated on 10 February 1942
- Redesignated as 84th Bombardment Group (Dive) in July 1942
- Redesignated as 84th Fighter-Bomber Group in August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 April 1944
- Reconstituted and redesignated as 84th Fighter Group, All Weather on 26 May 1949
- Activated in the Reserve on 1 June 1949
- Redesignated as 84th Fighter All-Weather Group on 1 March 1950
- Ordered into active service on 1 June 1951
- Inactivated on 2 June 1951.
- Redesignated 84th Fighter Group (Air Defense) on 20 June 1955
- Activated on 18 August 1955
- Inactivated on 15 July 1963
- Redesignated 84th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 July 1985 (remained inactive)
- Redesignated 84th Space and Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Sustainment Group 15 January 2005
- Activated 24 February 2005
- Redesignated 84th Combat Sustainment Group 28 April 2006
Assignments
- III Fighter Command, 10 February 1942[citation needed]
- 72d Fighter Wing,[15] 1 November 1943 – 1 April 1944[citation needed]
- 84th Fighter Wing, All Weather (later 84th Fighter All-Weather Wing), 1 June 1949 - 1 June 1951[16]
- 9th Air Division, 18 August 1955[16]
- 25th Air Division, 15 August 1958[16]
- 4700th Air Defense Wing, 1 September 1958[16]
- Spokane Air Defense Sector, 15 May 1960 – 15 July 1963[16]
- 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, 24 February 2005 -
Units assigned
Operational Squadrons
- 301st Bombardment Squadron (later 496th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 496th Fighter Squadron, All Weather, 496th Fighter All-Weather Squadron): 10 February 1942 –1 April 1944; 1 June 1949 – 2 June 1951[2]
- 302d Bombardment Squadron (later 497th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron): 10 February 1942 –1 April 1944; 18 August 1955 – 5 July 1958[3]
- 303d Bombardment Squadron (later 498th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 498th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron): 10 February 1942 –1 April 1944; 18 August 1955 – 15 July 1963[4]
- 304th Bombardment Squadron (later 491st Fighter-Bomber Squadron): 10 February 1942 – 1 April 1944[5]
Support Units
- 84th USAF Dispensary (later 84th USAF Infirmary), 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963
- 84th Air Base Squadron, 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963
- 84th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 8 November 1958 - 15 July 1963
- 84th Materiel Squadron, 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963[14]
Stations
- Hunter Field, Georgia, 10 February 1942
- Drew Field, Florida, C. 7 February 1943
- Harding Field, Louisiana, 4 October 1943 – 1 April 1944
- Mitchel AFB, New York, 1 June 1949
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 10 October 1949 – 2 June 1951
- Geiger Field (later Spokane International Airport), Washington, 18 August 1955 - 15 July 1963[16]
- Hill AFB, Utah, 24 February 2005-
Aircraft
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Campaigns
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 150-151. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/af_combat_units_wwii.pdf.
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 598. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 599-600
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp.600-602
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 591-592
- ^ a b c d Abstract, History of 84th Bombardment Group to Jul 1943 (accessed 22 May 2012)
- ^ 85th Bombardment Group, 311th Bombardment Group, 312th Bombardment Group, 339th Bombardment Group, 405th Bombardment Group, 407th Bombardment Group
- ^ Abstract, History of Harding Field, LA, Apr 1944 (accessed 22 May 2012)
- ^ Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946 - 1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. 82. http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf.
- ^ Buss, Lydus H.(ed), Sturm, Thomas A., Volan, Denys, and McMullen, Richard F., History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955, Directorate of Historical Services, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, 1956., p.6
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 545
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 624
- ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 130
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 145
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, p. 406
- ^ a b c d e f Cornett & Johnson, p. 74
- ^ The group is not entitled to the Antisubmarine inscription shown in the graphic
- Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
External links
- AFHRA Factsheet, 497th Combat Training Flight (accessed 22 May 2012)
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