10th Fighter Wing

The 10th Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force, based at Hamilton Army Airfield, California. It was inactivated on December 1, 1943.

History
Assigned to Fourth Air Force as prewar Pursuit Wing, remained active at Hamilton Field, California until December 1, 1943.

Lineage

 * Constituted as 10th Pursuit Wing on December 1, 1940
 * Activated on December 10, 1940
 * Inactivated on December 7, 1941.


 * Redesignated 10th Fighter Wing and activated on October 1, 1942
 * Inactivated on May 1, 1943


 * Disbanded on December 1, 1943

Assignments

 * Southwest Air District (later 4th Air Force), December 10, 1940 – May 1, 1943.

Stations

 * Hamilton Field, California, December 10, 1940 – May 1, 1943

Components

 * 20th Fighter Group, 18 December 1940-1 October 1941
 * 35th Fighter Group, 9 December 1941–12 January 1942