New York Fighter Wing

The New York Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Mitchel Field, New York It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.

The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the New York City metropolitan area. The wing was also a training organization for fighter groups and personnel, with assigned groups subsequently deploying to overseas theaters.

Lineage

 * Constituted as New York Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
 * Activated on 11 August 1942
 * Redesignated New York Fighter Wing in July 1943
 * Inactivated on 10 April 1944, personnel reassigned to 164th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter Control).
 * Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

 * I Fighter Command, 11 August 1942 – 10 April 1944

Components

 * 56th Fighter Group: 11 August 1942 – 12 January 1943
 * 58th Fighter Group: c. 3 March – 16 September 1943
 * 80th Fighter Group: 11 August 1942 – 10 May 1943
 * 348th Fighter Group: 30 September 1942-9 May 1943
 * 352d Fighter Group: 1 October 1942 – June 1943
 * 356th Fighter Group: 30 May – 4 July 1943


 * 359th Fighter Group: 11 July – 23 August 1943
 * 362d Fighter Group: 19 October – 12 November 1943
 * 368th Fighter Group: 23 August – 20 December 1943
 * 370th Fighter Group: 19 October 1943 – 20 January 1944
 * 373d Fighter Group: 23 October 1943 – 15 March 1944
 * 402d Fighter Group: 1–13 October 1943

Stations

 * Mitchel Field, New York, 11 August 1942 – April 1946