XIII Fighter Command
| XIII Fighter Command | |
|---|---|
 Command P-47 Thunderbolt[note 1] | |
| Active | 1943–1946 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of fighter units |
| Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater China-Burma-India Theater[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Brig Gen Dean C. Strother[1] |
The XIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. It was last assigned to Thirteenth Air Force, based at Manila, Luzon, Philippines. It was inactivated on 15 March 1946.
History[]
XIII Fighter Command was a World War II command and control organization for Thirteenth Air Force. Its mission was to provide command and control authority of Army Air Force fighter organizations within the Thirteenth Air Force Area of Responsibility.
It participated in the following campaigns: China Defensive; Guadal¬canal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive.
Lineage[]
- Constituted as the XIII Fighter Command on 14 December 1942
- Activated on 13 January 1943
- Inactivated on 15 March 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948[1]
Assignments[]
- Thirteenth Air Force, 13 January 1943 – 15 March 1946[2]
Stations[]
- Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia, Melanesia, 13 January 1943
- Pekoa Airfield, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 22 January 1943
- Carney Airfield, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, December 1943
- Sansapor (March) Airfield, Netherlands East Indies, 15 August 1944
- Bayug Airfield, Burauen, Leyte, Philippines, 10 January 1945
- Puerto Princesa Airfield, Palawan, Philippines, 1 March 1945
- Manila, Luzon, Philippines, November 1945 – 15 March 1946[1]
Components[]
- 18th Fighter Group, 14 April 1943 – 15 March 1946[3]
- 42nd Bombardment Group, attached 1 October 1944 – 8 January 1945, c. 22 March – c. September 1945[4]
- 347th Fighter Group, 13 January 1943 – December 1945
- 414th Fighter Group, 23 December 1945 – 15 March 1946[5]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- Explanatory notes
- ^ Aircraft is Republic P-47N-5-RE Thunderbolt, serial 44-88572 of the 413th Fighter Squadron.
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Units, p. 451
- ^ Kane, Robert B. (21 October 2011). "Thirteenth Air Force (Air Forces Pacific) (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (27 June 2017). "Factsheet 18 Operations Group (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel (13 June 2018). "Factsheet 42 Air Base Wing (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, p. 451 (years only).
Bibliography[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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