9th Fighter Wing
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9th Fighter Wing (World War II)
| 9th Fighter Wing | |
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| Active | 1940–1943 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Fighter Command and Control |
The 9th Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at RAF Kabrit, Egypt. It was inactivated on 31 March 1943.
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History
Assigned to Fourth Air Force as prewar Pursuit Wing. Reactivated and moved to Egypt in 1942, however all Ninth Air Force fighter groups in the eastern desert were detached to the Royal Air Force and none were assigned to wing.
Lineage
- Constituted as 9th Pursuit Wing on 19 October 1940
- Activated on 18 December 1940
- Inactivated on 1 October 1941.
- Redesignated 9th Fighter Wing and activated on 24 July 1942
- Inactivated on 31 March 1943
Assignments
- Southwest Air District (later 4th Air Force), 18 December 1940 – 1 October 1941
- Ninth Air Force, 24 July 1942 – 31 March 1943
Stations
- March Field, California, 18 December 1940—1 October 1941
- Drew Field, Florida, 24 July – 13 December 1942
- RAF Kabrit, Egypt, 1 February – 31 March 1943.
Components
- 14th Fighter Group, 10 June- 5 September 1941
- 51st Fighter Group, 20 June–19 September 1941
- Attached to 4th Air Force until 20 June 1941
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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.
- US Army Air Force Units 1941-1945
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