Los Angeles Fighter Wing
Encyclopedia
The Los Angeles Air Defense Region is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force
, stationed in San Francisco, California It was inactivated on 31 August 1945
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force
Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....
, stationed in San Francisco, California It was inactivated on 31 August 1945
History
Provided air defense for the Los Angeles area. Also trained fighter groups and personnel.Lineage
- Constituted as Los Angeles Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
- Activated on 11 August 1942
- Re-designated Los Angeles Fighter Wing in July 1943
- Re-designated Los Angeles Air Defense Region 1 Jul 1944
- Disbanded on 31 August 1945
Assignments
- IV Fighter CommandIV Fighter CommandThe IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California...
, 11 August 1942 - Fourth Air Force, 7 June 1944- 31 August 1945
Components
- 20th Fighter Group: 1 January – 11 August 1943
- 329th Fighter Group: 29 November 1943 – 31 March 1944
- 360th Fighter Group360th Fighter GroupThe 360th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fourth Air Force, stationed at Santa Maria Army Airfield, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944...
: 15 January 1943 – 31 March 1944 - 364th Fighter Group364th Fighter GroupThe 364th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Army Service Forces, being stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 10 November 1945....
: 11 October 1943 – 11 January 1944 - 412th Fighter Group: 30 November 1943 – 11 October 1944
- 473d Fighter Group473d Fighter GroupThe 473d Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, stationed at K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. It was inactivated on 30 September 1959....
: 1 November 1943 – 31 March 1944 - 474th Fighter Group: 11 October 1943 – 6 February 1944
- 479th Fighter Group: 15 August 1943 – 12 April 1944
Stations
- Los Angeles Airport, California, 20 August 1942
- San Francisco, California, 7 June 1944- 31 August 1945