This article is about the 55th Fighter Wing. For the 55th Reconnaissance Wing, see 55th Wing.
55th Fighter Wing
F-51D Mustang from the Wing's 166th Fighter Squadron[note 1]
Active
1943–1945; 1947-1950
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Wing
Role
Command and Control
Part of
Ohio Air National Guard
Engagements
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Insignia
Unofficial 55th Bombardment Wing emblem[note 2]
Military unit
The 55th Fighter Wing is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was withdrawn from the Ohio Air National Guard and inactivated on 31 October 1950 when the Guard adopted the Wing Base organizational model and formed the cadre for the 121st Fighter Wing.
During World War II, the wing served as the 55th Bombardment Wing in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, flying strategic bombardment missions against areas under Axis control.
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