avia.wikisort.org - Air_ForcesThe 63d Fighter Wing (63 FW) is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas. It was withdrawn from the Texas Air National Guard (TX ANG) and inactivated on 11 October 1950.
Military unit
This wing is not related to the 63d Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, or subsequent units that was constituted on 10 May 1949 and activated on 27 June 1949.
History
The wing was first organized as a command and control organization for Twelfth Air Force during World War II. It was deployed to Algeria in January 1943, and initially used to organize air defense units. Transferred to XII Fighter Command and controlled fighter groups engaged in escort, patrol, strafing, and reconnaissance missions against enemy forces in North Africa. Later moved to Italy and participated in Italian Campaign, also in Rhone Valley Campaign in Southern France; Western Allied Invasion of Germany in the spring of 1945. Inactivated in November 1945.
The wing was allocated to the Texas Air National Guard for command and control origination for units in the South Central region (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana) of the United States. It was extended federal recognition and activated on 24 May 1946.
At the end of October 1950, the Air National Guard converted to the wing-base (Hobson Plan) organization. As a result, the wing was withdrawn from the Texas ANG and was inactivated on 31 October 1950. Its assigned units were federalized as a result of the Korean War and assigned to USAF Major Commands.
Lineage, assignments, and components
- Constituted as 2d Air Defense Wing on 12 December 1942 and activated the same day.
- Re-designated 63d Fighter Wing in July 1943
- Inactivated on 11 December 1945.
- Allotted to the Texas ANG on 24 May 1946
- Extended federal recognition and activated on 23 May 1948
- Inactivated, and returned to the control of the Department of the Air Force, on 31 October 1950
- Disbanded on 15 June 1983
Assignments
- First Air Force, 12 December 1942
- XXII Tactical Air Command, 27 January 1943
- XII Tactical Air Command, 7 April 1945
- Army Service Forces, December 1945.
- Texas Air National Guard, 23 May 1949 – 31 October 1950
Components
World War II
- 52d Fighter Group: 16 November 1943 – 1 May 1944
- 350th Fighter Group: 6 January 1943 – 14 July 1945
Texas Air National Guard
- 136th Fighter Group, 23 May 1948 – 10 October 1950
- 137th Fighter Group, 23 May 1948 – 26 October 1950 (Oklahoma ANG)
- 122d Bombardment Group (Light), 23 May 1948 – 30 October 1950 (Louisiana ANG)
Stations
- Mitchel Field, New York, 12 December 1942 – 13 January 1943
- Oran Es Sénia Airport, Algeria, 27 January 1943
- Maison Blanche Airport, Algiers, Algeria, c. May 1943
- Rerhaia Airfield, Algeria, 8 August 1943
- Bastia, Corsica, c. October 1943
- San Pietro a Patierno (Naples), Italy, c. 15 October 1944
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- Vittel, France, 22 November 1944
- Heidelberg, Germany, c. 7 April 1945
- Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, 14 June 1945
- Darmstadt, Germany, 17 July 1945 – unknown
- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, December – 11 December 1945.
- Ellington Field, Texas, 23 May 1949 – 31 October 1950
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References
- World War II portal
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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Direct Reporting Units |
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Major commands |
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Centers |
- Air National Guard Readiness
- ANG AFRC Test
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Rescue | |
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Special Operations | |
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Airlift | |
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Air Operations | |
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Air Refueling | |
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Combat Communications |
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Links to related articles |
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USAAF Twelfth Air Force in World War II |
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Stations |
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Algeria | |
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Tunisia | |
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Italy | |
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Commands |
- XII Bomber
- XII Tactical Air
- XXII Tactical Air
- XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)
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Wings |
- 5th Bombardment
- 42d Bombardment
- 47th Bombardment (7th Fighter)
- 51st Troop Carrier
- 52d Troop Carrier
- 57th Bombardment
- 62d Fighter
- 63d Fighter
- 64th Fighter
- 87th Fighter
- 90th Photographic
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Groups | Bombardment |
- 2d Bombardment
- 12th Bombardment
- 17th Bombardment
- 47th Bombardment
- 97th Bombardment
- 98th Bombardment
- 99th Bombardment
- 301st Bombardment
- 310th Bombardment
- 319th Bombardment
- 320th Bombardment
- 321st Bombardment
- 340th Bombardment
- 376th Bombardment
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Fighter |
- 1st Fighter
- 14th Fighter
- 27th Fighter
- 31st Fighter
- 33d Fighter
- 52d Fighter
- 57th Fighter
- 79th Fighter
- 81st Fighter
- 82d Fighter
- 86th Fighter
- 324th Fighter
- 325th Fighter
- 332d Fighter
- 350th Fighter
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Reconnaissance |
- 3d Reconnaissance
- 5th Reconnaissance
- 68th Reconnaissance
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Troop carrier
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- 60th Troop Carrier
- 61st Troop Carrier
- 62d Troop Carrier
- 64th Troop Carrier
- 313th Troop Carrier
- 314th Troop Carrier
- 316th Troop Carrier
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Squadrons |
- 15th Bombardment
- 414th Night Fighter
- 415th Night Fighter
- 416th Night Fighter
- 417th Night Fighter
- 427th Night Fighter
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