The New York Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Mitchel Field, New York It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.
The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the New York City metropolitan area. The wing was also a training organization for fighter groups and personnel, with assigned groups subsequently deploying to overseas theaters.
History
Lineage
Constituted as New York Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
Activated on 11 August 1942
Redesignated New York Fighter Wing in July 1943
Inactivated on 10 April 1944, personnel reassigned to 164th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter Control). Disbanded on 8 October 1948.
Assignments
I Fighter Command, 11 August 1942 – 10 April 1944
Components
56th Fighter Group: 11 August 1942 – 12 January 1943
58th Fighter Group: c. 3 March – 16 September 1943
80th Fighter Group: 11 August 1942 – 10 May 1943
348th Fighter Group: 30 September 1942 – 9 May 1943
352d Fighter Group: 1 October 1942 – June 1943
356th Fighter Group: 30 May – 4 July 1943
359th Fighter Group: 11 July – 23 August 1943
362d Fighter Group: 19 October – 12 November 1943
368th Fighter Group: 23 August – 20 December 1943
370th Fighter Group: 19 October 1943 – 20 January 1944
373d Fighter Group: 23 October 1943 – 15 March 1944
402d Fighter Group: 1–13 October 1943
Stations
Mitchel Field, New York, 11 August 1942 – April 1946
See also
Roslyn Air National Guard Station 164th AAFBU.
References
Notes
Bibliography
Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .