72d Fighter Wing ![]() | |
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Active | 1943–1946 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
Type | Fighter |
Role | Command 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]
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 ]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency