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66th Fighter Wing
Illinois Air National Guard 169th Fighter Squadron F-51H Mustang 44-64661
Active1943–1945; 1946–1950
Country66th Fighter Wing United States
Branch66th Fighter Wing United States Air Force
RoleFighter
Part ofIllinois Air National Guard

The 66th Fighter Wing is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Chicago Municipal Airport, Illinois. It was withdrawn from the Illinois Air National Guard and inactivated on 31 October 1950.

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