Orlando Fighter Wing information

The Orlando Fighter Wing was a wing of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics,...

of Applied Tactics at Orlando Army Air Base. After completing air defense training, it became part of the Orlando Fighter Wing on 1 November. Between...

combat. In contrast, the Orlando Fighter Wing was stationed at the base. In 1946 the airfield was released to the City of Orlando, while the military support...

The 31st Fighter Wing (31 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe major command and the Third Air Force...

The 20th Fighter Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina. The wing is assigned to Air Combat...

447th Bombardment Squadron, 321st Bombardment Wing, which suffered wing failure northwest of downtown Orlando, Florida while taking part in a practice demonstration...

captivity. Established as the 27th Fighter Wing on 28 July 1947 at Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska with the 27th Fighter Group as its operational component...

The 442d Fighter Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed...

The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Langley Air Force...

The 4th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command's Ninth Air Force. It is stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force...

The 388th Fighter Wing (388FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force. The unit is stationed at Hill...

Spring, 1944. The group was under the command of the 65th Fighter Wing of the VIII Fighter Command, Eighth Air Force. The aircraft group identification...

1946 (attached to Orlando Fighter Wing until 17 February 1943, Norfolk Fighter Wing, until 4 March 1943, Philadelphia Fighter Wing, until 16 June 1943...

Generation Squadron 74th Fighter Generation Squadron 75th Fighter Generation Squadron 23rd Comptroller Squadron The 23rd Fighter Wing was activated on 10 August...

Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO) is the primary international airport located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Downtown...

50th Fighter Group remained headquartered at Orlando. Each of the 50th Fighter Group's detached squadrons (including the 81st) returned to Orlando AAF...

wings and its squadrons were transferred to the 401st Fighter-Bomber Wing. The 401st Fighter-Bomber Wing flew North American F-100 Super Sabres at England...

evaluation experience. The 412th Test Wing's origins can be traced to 29 November 1943 when the 412th Fighter Group was activated at Muroc Army Air Field...

systems officer training. The wing fought in combat as the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing during the Vietnam War and was the host unit at two major air bases in...

assumed the personnel, aircraft and equipment of the 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing, which was simultaneously discontinued. At Udon, it became one of the...

4 January 1944 Orlando Fighter Wing, 20 February 1944 AAF Tactical Center, 28 March–2 July 1944 26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 28 May 1952 – 1...

October 1943 Orlando Fighter Wing Explanatory notes The school quickly adopted the former name of the Air Defense Department and became the Fighter Command...

The 474th Tactical Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was at Nellis Air Force Base (IATA code LSV), Nevada,...

The 354th Fighter Squadron (354 FS) is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft...

is under the jurisdiction of USAF Air Combat Command (ACC). The 20th Fighter Wing (20th FW) is the host unit. The base is named in honor of World War I...

redesignated the 445th Fighter-Day Group and activated in 1956, but did not become operational before inactivating in July 1957. The wing's second predecessor...

the 479th Fighter-Day Wing on 15 February 1954, and the 479th Tactical Fighter Wing on 1 July 1958. Replaced the 131st Fighter-Bomber Wing at George AFB...