San Francisco Fighter Wing
Encyclopedia
The San Francisco Air Defense Region is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force
, stationed in San Francisco, California
. It was inactivated on 31 August 1945
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 the Fourth Air Force
Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....
, stationed in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. It was inactivated on 31 August 1945
History
Provided air defense for the San Francisco area. Also trained fighter groups and personnel.Lineage
- Constituted as San Francisco Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
- Activated on 11 August 1942
- Re-designated San Francisco Fighter Wing in July 1943
- Re-designated San Francisco Air Defense Region
- Disbanded on 31 August 1945
Assignments
- IV Fighter CommandIV Fighter CommandThe IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California...
, 11 August 1942 - Fourth Air ForceFourth Air ForceThe Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....
, 7 June 1944- 31 August 1945
Components
- 328th Fighter Group: 1943–1944
- 354th Fighter Group: 1943
- 357th Fighter Group357th Fighter GroupThe 357th Fighter Group was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The 357th operated P-51 Mustang aircraft as part of the U.S. Eighth Air Force and its members were known unofficially as "The Yoxford Boys" after a village near their base...
: 1943 - 363d Fighter Group: 1943
- 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...
: 1943–1944 - 369th Fighter Group369th Fighter GroupThe 369th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force, stationed at Stuttgart Army Airfield, Arkansas. It was inactivated on 10 August 1945....
: 1943–1944 - 372d Fighter Group372d Fighter GroupThe 372d Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force, stationed at Alexandria Army Air Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
: 1943 - 478th Fighter Group: 1943–1944
Stations
- San Francisco Airport, California, 20 August 1942
- San Francisco, California, 7 June 1944- 31 August 1945