Lineage 65th Air Division




1 lineage

1.1 assignments
1.2 components
1.3 stations





lineage

established 4th air defense wing on 25 march 1943


activated on 27 march 1943
redesignated 65th fighter wing on 24 july 1943
inactivated on 21 november 1945


redesignated 65th air division (defense) on 17 april 1952


organized on 24 april 1952
discontinued on 8 march 1954


activated on 8 april 1957


discontinued , inactivated on 1 january 1965


redesignated 65th air division , activated on 1 june 1985


inactivated on 30 june 1991

assignments

fourth air force, 27 march 1943
army service forces, port of embarkation 6 may 1943
eighth air force, 2 june 1943
viii fighter command, 4 june 1943
2 bombardment (later, 2 air) division, 15 september 1944
3 air division, 1 june – 21 november 1945
iceland air defense force, 24 april 1952 – 8 march 1954
sixteenth air force, 8 april 1957
united states air forces in europe, 1 july 1960 – 1 january 1965
seventeenth air force, 1 june 1985 – 30 june 1991

components

wings



52d tactical fighter wing: 1 june 1985 – 30 june 1991
66th electronic combat wing: 1 june 1985 – 30 june 1991
601st tactical control wing: 1 june 1985 – 31 july 1987

groups



4th fighter group, c. 7 august 1943 – c. 31 may 1945
56th fighter group, c. 7 august 1943 – c. 31 may 1945
78th fighter group, c. 24 july 1943 – c. 18 august 1943
355th fighter group, c. 18 august 1943 – c. 31 may 1945
356th fighter group, c. 31 october 1943 – c. 8 august 1944
361st fighter group, c. 8 august 1944 – c. 24 december 1944; c. 10 april 1945 – c. 31 may 1945
479th fighter group, 31 may 1944 – 31 may 1945

flight:



1 gunnery , tow flight: 17 november 1944 – 29 may 1945

squadrons:



stations







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