10th Fighter Wing

The 10th Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force, based at Hamilton Army Airfield, California. It was inactivated on 1 December 1943.

History
Assigned to Fourth Air Force as prewar Pursuit Wing, remained active at Hamilton Field, California until 1 December 1943.

Lineage

 * Constituted as 10th Pursuit Wing on 1 December 1940
 * Activated on 10 December 1940
 * Inactivated on 7 December 1941.


 * Redesignated 10th Fighter Wing and activated on 1 October 1942
 * Inactivated on 1 May 1943


 * Disbanded on 1 December 1943

Assignments

 * Southwest Air District (later 4th Air Force), 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943.

Stations

 * Hamilton Field, California, 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943

Components

 * 20th Fighter Group, 18 December 1940 – 1 October 1941
 * 35th Fighter Group, 9 December 1941 – 12 January 1942