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Military unit
The XI Fighter Command was a
command of the
United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to
Eleventh Air Force, stationed at
Adak Army Airfield, Alaska.
The command controlled fighter units in Alaska during the
World War II
Aleutian Islands Campaign under
Eleventh Air Force. It was activated in March 1942 and inactivated on 31 March 1944.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 11th Interceptor Command on 8 March 1942
[note 1]
- Activated in Alaska on 15 March 1942
- Redesignated 11th Fighter Command on 15 May 1942
- Redesignated XI Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942
- Disbanded in Alaska on 31 March 1944
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Assignments
- Eleventh Air Force, 15 March 1942 – 31 March 1944
[2]
Stations
Components
- Group
- Squadrons
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- ^
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b
c Maurer, Combat Units, p. 449
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^ Butler, William M. (10 December 2008).
"Factsheet Eleventh Air Force (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 61-62
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 99
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 223-224
Bibliography
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
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