IV Fighter Command

IV Fighter Command
Active	1941-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control

The IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as IV Interceptor Command on 26 May 1941

Activated on 8 July 1941

Redesignated as IV Fighter Command in May 1942

Disbanded on 31 March 1944.

Assignments

• Fourth Air Force, 8 July 1941 – 31 March 1944

Components

• Los Angeles Fighter Wing: 1942-1944
• Seattle Fighter Wing: 1942-1944
• San Diego Fighter Wing: 1942-1944
• San Francisco Fighter Wing: 1942-1944.

Stations

• March Field, California, 8 July 1941
• Riverside Municipal Airport, California, c. July 1941
• Oakland Airport, California, June 1942-31 March 1944.

Operational history

Provided air defense for the west coast; trained fighter organizations and personnel.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.