Philadelphia Fighter Wing
# Philadelphia Fighter Wing

The Philadelphia Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania, where it was inactivated on 3 April 1946.

## History

The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the Philadelphia area. The wing was also a training organization for fighter groups and personnel, with assigned groups subsequently deploying to overseas theaters. Not manned after July 1944, and inactivated at the end of the war.

## Lineage

* Constituted as the Philadelphia Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942

    Activated on 11 August 1942
    Redesignated Philadelphia Fighter Wing c. 2 July 1943
    Inactivated on 3 April 1946
    Disbanded on 8 October 1948

### Assignments

* I Fighter Command, 11 August 1942 – 3 April 1946

### Stations

* Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania, 11 August 1942 – April 1946
