70th Fighter Wing (World War II)
Encyclopedia
The 70th Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with thr United States Air Forces in Europe
, based at Neubiberg Air Base
, Germany. It was inactivated on 25 September 1947.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with thr United States Air Forces in Europe
United States Air Forces in Europe
The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
, based at Neubiberg Air Base
Neubiberg Air Base
Neubiberg Air Base is a former German and United States Air Force airfield which was closed in 1991. It is located 9 km south of the city of Munich, Germany....
, Germany. It was inactivated on 25 September 1947.
Lineage
- Constituted as 70th Fighter Wing on 11 August 1943
- Activated on 15 August 1943
- Inactivated on 25 September 1947
Assignments
- IX Fighter CommandIX Fighter CommandThe IX Fighter Command is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Erlangen, Germany. It was inactivated on 16 November 1945....
, 29 November 1943 – 3 October 1944 - IX Tactical Air CommandIX Tactical Air CommandThe IX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Camp Shanks, New York...
, 3 October 1944 – 2 December 1945 - United States Air Forces in EuropeUnited States Air Forces in EuropeThe United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
- XII Tactical Air Command, 2 December 1945 – 25 September 1947
Units assigned
- 48th Fighter Group, 30 March 1944-9 September 1945
- 354th Fighter Group, 2 December 1943-15 April 1944
- 367th Fighter Group367th Fighter GroupThe 367th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with XII Tactical Air Command stationed at Seymour Johnson Field , North Carolina...
, 6 July 1944-16 January 1945 - 474th Fighter Group, 1 August 1944-6 December 1945
Bases assigned
- Paine FieldPaine FieldPaine Field, also known as Snohomish County Airport is a public airport located in unincorporated Snohomish County, between Mukilteo and Everett, Washington...
, Washington, 15 August – 8 November 1943 - RAF Greenham CommonRAF Greenham CommonRAF Station Greenham Common is a former military airfield in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately south-southwest of Thatcham; about west of London....
(USAAF Station 486), England, 29 November 1943 - RAF BoxtedRAF BoxtedRAF Boxted is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately north-northeast of Colchester; about northeast of London...
(AAF-150), England, 6 December 1943 - RAF IbsleyRAF IbsleyRAF Station Ibsley is a former World War II airfield in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located near the village of Ibsley, approximately north of Ringwood; about southwest of London...
(AAF-347), England, 17 April – June 1944 - Cricqueville-en-Bessin Airfield (A-2), France, 9 June 1944
- Villedieu-les-PoêlesVilledieu-les-PoêlesVilledieu-les-Poêles is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.Its inhabitants are called Sourdins from the French sourd meaning deaf...
, France, 4 August 1944 - Le TeilleulLe TeilleulLe Teilleul is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Heraldry:...
, France, 16 August 1944 - Aillières-BeauvoirAillières-BeauvoirAillières-Beauvoir is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, France, 22 August 1944
- VersaillesVersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
, France, 31 August 1944 - Marchais-en-BrieMarchais-en-BrieMarchais-en-Brie is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
, France, 10 September 1944 - Liège Airfield, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
(A-93), 3 October 1944 - VerviersVerviersVerviers is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. The Verviers municipality includes the old communes of Ensival, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Heusy...
, Belgium, 22 January 1945 - BrühlBrühl, North Rhine-WestphaliaBrühl is a town in the Rhineland of Germany. It is located in Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 20 km south of Cologne city center and at the edge of Naturpark Kottenforst-Ville Nature Reserve.-History:...
, Germany, 18 March 1945 - Bad WildungenBad WildungenBad Wildungen is a state-run spa and a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the German Framework Road.-Geography:-Location:...
, Germany, 30 May 1945 - Fürstenfeldbruck Air BaseFürstenfeldbruck Air BaseFürstenfeldbruck Air Base is a German Air Force airfield located near the town of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, near Munich, Germany....
, Germany, 28 July 1945 - Neubiberg AirdromeNeubiberg Air BaseNeubiberg Air Base is a former German and United States Air Force airfield which was closed in 1991. It is located 9 km south of the city of Munich, Germany....
, Germany, 10 November 1945 – 25 September 1947