Talk:79th Fighter Group

Assignments
Although I corrected and sourced this section, I am not certain of the accuracy of the non-referenced assignment information. It is unlikely that the group was assigned directly to USAFE while part of the occupation force. It was more likely assigned to XII Tactical Air Command, but I have no source for this assignment. Maurer, Combat Units gives USAFE as a command allocation, not a direct assignement. Also, Maurer indicates that when the 87th Fighter Wing became non-operational, its elements (non specific) were transferred to XXII Tactical Air Command.

There are some inconsistencies with the secondary sources. Maurer gives a year for assignment to the 87th Fighter Wing, but the specific dates given in the Wiki article for that assignment are contradicted by the AFHRA Factsheet for the 57th Air Division (which should be more reliable). Maurer indicates assignment to the 8th Fighter Wing while in Egypt and Libya, but this assignment is not noted in the 57th AD Factsheet. Lineagegeek (talk) 12:53, 14 May 2012 (UTC)