The 10th Fighter Wing was a unit of the

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. Its last assignment was with the

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. It was inactivated on 1 December 1943.

History

Assigned to

as prewar Pursuit Wing, remained active at Hamilton Field, California until 1 December 1943.

Lineage

* Constituted as 10th Pursuit Wing on 1 December 1940 : Activated on 10 December 1940 : Inactivated on 7 December 1941. * Redesignated 10th Fighter Wing and activated on 1 October 1942 : Inactivated on 1 May 1943 * Disbanded on 1 December 1943

Assignments

* Southwest Air District (later 4th Air Force), 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943.

Stations

* Hamilton Field, California, 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943

Components

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, 18 December 1940 – 1 October 1941 * 35th Fighter Group, 9 December 1941 – 12 January 1942

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
US Army Air Force Units 1941-1945

External links

{{USAAF 4th Air Force World War II

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Military units and formations disestablished in 1943