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The Los Angeles Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. The wing provided air defense of southern California and trained fighter units and pilots. It was stationed at Los Angeles , California, where it was disbanded on 7 June 1944.
Wing Shield Location Gaining MAJCOM Aircraft 101st Air Refueling Wing: Bangor ANGB, Bangor, Maine: AMC: KC-135 Stratotanker: 102nd Intelligence Wing: Otis ANGB, Sandwich, Massachusetts
On 4 April 1948 the 61st Fighter Wing with its 144th Fighter Group was formed at Hayward Municipal Airport, Hayward. The 61st's mission was the air defense of Northern California, the 62d, Southern California.
This page currently focuses on one of the two historical categories of USAF wings: "AFCON" (Headquarters (US) Air Force CONtrolled) units or "permanent" units, which during the Cold War period were readily distinguished by having one, two or three digit designations, such as the 1st Fighter Wing, 60th Military Airlift Wing, 355th Fighter Wing, and could go through a series of inactivations and ...
Los Angeles Fighter Wing (4th Air Force) Also used by Technical Training Command Now: Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX) Also: Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles. Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Santa Monica. Delivery airfield for Douglas Aircraft (C-54)
52d Fighter Wing (Air National Guard) 53rd Fighter Wing; 54th Fighter Wing; 55th Fighter Wing; 60th Fighter Wing; 61st Fighter Wing; 62nd Fighter Wing; 63rd Fighter Wing; 64th Fighter Wing; 65th Fighter Wing; 66th Fighter Wing; 67th Fighter Wing; 68th Fighter Wing; 70th Fighter Wing; 71st Fighter Wing; 72nd Fighter Wing; 84th Fighter Wing ...
In 1925, several months after its organization, the Squadron moved to permanent quarters at Griffith Park Aerodrome in Los Angeles. O-47's of the 115th Observation Squadron fly over Griffith Park Airfield during their Open House, 6 June 1940. On 3 June 1931, the 115th Squadron participated in the National Air Corps maneuvers.
60th Air Mobility Wing, redesignated 1 October 1994 at Travis Air Force Base, California, active: 61st Air Base Wing: Los Angeles AFB, CA: Inactivated 30 July 2010: 61st Air Base Group: 62nd Airlift Wing, redesignated on 1 December 1991 at McChord Air Force Base, WA., remains active: 63d Military Airlift Wing: Norton AFB, California: MAC ...