The XI Fighter Command was a

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of the

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. It was assigned to Eleventh Air Force, stationed at Adak Army Airfield, Alaska. The command controlled fighter units in Alaska during the

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under Eleventh Air Force. It was activated in March 1942 and inactivated on 31 March 1944.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 11th Interceptor Command on 8 March 1942Maurer indicates unit was constituted as the "XI" Interceptor Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an arabic number in its name. The use of

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s to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. : Activated in Alaska on 15 March 1942 : Redesignated 11th Fighter Command on 15 May 1942 : Redesignated XI Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942 : Disbanded in Alaska on 31 March 1944

Assignments

* Eleventh Air Force, 15 March 1942 – 31 March 1944

Stations

* Elmendorf Field, Alaska, 15 March 1942 * Adak Army Airfield, Alaska, 12 September 1943 – 31 March 1944

Components

; Group * 343d Fighter Group: 15 March 1942 – 31 March 1944 ; Squadrons * 11th Fighter Squadron: 7 June – 11 September 1942 * 18th Fighter Squadron: 7 June – 11 September 1942 * 54th Fighter Squadron: 31 May – 11 September 1942Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 223-224

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes ; Citations

Bibliography

* * {{USAAF 11th Air Force World War II 11 Command Fighter Military units and formations disestablished in 1944