- 32d Tactical Fighter Wing
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battle_honours=The 32d Tactical Fighter Wing is an inactive wing of theUnited States Air Force . It was last active in 1964 as the host unit atGeorge AFB ,California .Mission
The mission of the 32d was to provide air defense for a segment of the north-central United States. At the time of its deactivation it was in transition to a tactical fighter wing.
Units
Sixth Air Force
* Rio Hato AB, Panama, (1941)
France Field, Canal Zone (1941-1943) (P-26, P-36, P-38, P-39, P-40)
** 51st Pursuit Squadron (Fighter)/Fighter Squadron (twin engine)
** 52d Pursuit Squadron (Fighter)/Fighter Squadron (twin engine)
** 53d Pursuit Squadron (Fighter)/Fighter Squadron (twin engine)U.S. Far East Air Forces
*Kadena AB ,Okinawa , (1948-1949) (B/RB-17, C-46, B/RB-29)
** 23d Reconnaissance Squadron
** 31st Reconnaissance SquadronAir Defense Command
*Minot AFB ,North Dakota (1961-1962) (F-106)
** 5th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronTactical Air Command
*George AFB ,California (1964) (F-4C)
** 782d Tactical Fighter Squadron
** 783d Tactical Fighter Squadron
** 784th Tactical Fighter Squadron
** 785th Tactical Fighter Squadron
** 68th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
(F-4D, transferred to 8th TFW)
** 433d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
(F-4D, transferred to 8th TFW)
** 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
(F-4D, transferred to 8th TFW)Lineage
* 32d Pursuit Group , (January 1941 - May 1942)
* 32d Fighter Group, (May 1942 - November 1943)
* 32d Composite Wing, (August 1948 - April 1949)
* 32d Fighter Wing (Air Defense), (February 1961 - July 1962)
* 32d Tactical Fighter Wing, (April 1964 - July 1964)History
Constituted as 32d Pursuit Group on 22 Nov 1940. Activated in
Panama on 1 Jan 1941. Redesignated 32d Fighter Group in May 1942. Trained and served as part of the defense force for thePanama Canal . Disbanded in the Canal Zone on 1 Nov 1943.Replaced 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at
Kadena Air Base ,Okinawa , in Aug 1948. Provided photographic reconnaissance and search and rescue support, 1948-1949.Provided air defense for a segment of the north-central United States, 1961-1962.
Was being organized as a tactical fighter wing when replaced by 8th Tactical Fighter Wing in 1964.
ee also
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United States Air Forces Southern Command
*Pacific Air Forces
*Air Defense Command
*Tactical Air Command References
* Maurer Maurer, "Air Force Combat Units Of World War II", Office of Air Force History, 1983
* Ravenstein, Charles A., Air Force Combat Wings: Linege and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, 1984
* [http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to present]
* [http://www.armyairforces.com ArmyAirForces.com]
* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/rso_index.html Air Force Historical Research Agency]External links
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