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72nd Fighter Wing

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72d Fighter Wing
Active1943–1946
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
TypeFighter
RoleCommand and control of Fighter Operational and Replacement Training Units

The 72d Fighter Wing was a wing of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Second Air Force, stationed at Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado. It was inactivated on 9 April 1946.[1]

History

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The wing was initially activated as a command and control organization for heavy bomber training. In 1943 it became single-engine fighter training organization for Second Air Force.[1] The wing had jurisdiction for fighter training Operational Training Units and Replacement Training Units in the midwest. Bases assigned to the wing included:[citation needed]

Lineage

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  • Constituted as 72d Bombardment Operational Training Wing (Heavy) on 12 August 1943
Activated on 20 August 1943
Redesigned 72d Fighter Wing on 1 September 1943
Inactivated on 9 April 1946[1]
  • Disbanded on 15 June 1983[2]
  • Reconstituted on 31 July 1985 and redesigned 372d Electronic Warfare Group[3]
  • Disbanded on 9 September 1992

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Components

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Stations

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Awards

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 406. ISBN 0-912799-02-1.
  2. ^ Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 498q, 15 June 1983, Subject: Disbandment of Certain Inactive Air Force Units
  3. ^ Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency