67th Fighter Wing (Air National Guard): Difference between revisions

67th Fighter Wing
Active	1943–1945; 1946-1950
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Wing
Role	Command and Control
Part of	Massachusetts Air National Guard

The 67th Fighter Wing (67 FW) is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Logan Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. It was withdrawn from the Massachusetts Air National Guard (MA ANG) and inactivated on 31 October 1950.

This wing is not related to the 67th Reconnaissance Wing or subsequent units that was constituted on 6 November 1947 and activated on 25 November 1947.

Organized as a command and control organization for Eighth Air Force. Deployed to England in July 1943 and initially was used to organize air defense units. Transferred to VIII Fighter Command and controlled fighter-escort groups for 1st Bombardment Division B-17 Flying Fortress units engaged in strategic bombardment of enemy targets in Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany. Inactivated in November 1945.

Allocated to the Massachusetts Air National Guard for command and control origination for units in the New England region of the United States. Extended federal recognition and activated on 15 October 1946.

At the end of October 1950, the Air National Guard converted to the wing-base (Hobson Plan) organization. As a result, the wing was withdrawn from the Massachusetts ANG and was inactivated on 31 October 1950. The 102d Fighter Wing was established by the National Guard Bureau, allocated to the commonwealth of Massachusetts, recognized and activated 1 November 1950; assuming the personnel, equipment and mission of the inactivated 67th Fighter Wing.

• Constituted as 6th Air Defense Wing on 14 June 1943

Activated on 15 June 1943

Re-designated 67th Fighter Wing in July 1943

Inactivated on 21 November 1945.

• Allotted to the Massachusetts ANG on 24 May 1946

Extended federal recognition and activated on 15 October 1946

Inactivated, and returned to the control of the Department of the Air Force, on 31 October 1950

• Disbanded on 15 June 1983

• Eighth Air Force, 15 June 1943
• VIII Fighter Command, 26 August 1943 – 21 November 1945
• Massachusetts Air National Guard, 15 October 1946-31 October 1950

• 20th Fighter Group: 26 August 1943 – 11 October 1945
• 352d Fighter Group: 7 July 1943 – 27 January 1945
• 356th Fighter Group: 5 October 1943 – 4 November 1945
• 359th Fighter Group: October 1943 – November 1945
• 364th Fighter Group: February 1944 – November 1945

• 101st Fighter Group, 4 April 1947-31 October 1950 (Maine ANG)
• 102d Fighter Group, 22 October 1946-31 October 1950

• Bedford Army Air Base, Massachusetts, 15 June – 4 August 1943
• Wallcott Hall (AAF-372), England, c. 26 August 1943
• RAF Troston (AAF-595), England, c. 25 October – 21 November 1945.
• Logan Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, 15 October 1946-31 October 1950

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