XIII Fighter Command
Military unit
The XIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. It was last assigned to Thirteenth Air Force , based at Manila , Luzon , Philippines. It was inactivated on 15 March 1946.
History
XIII Fighter Command was a World War II command and control organization for Thirteenth Air Force. Its mission was to provide command and control authority of Army Air Force fighter organizations within the Thirteenth Air Force Area of Responsibility.
It participated in the following campaigns: China Defensive; Guadal¬canal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive.
Lineage
Constituted as the XIII Fighter Command on 14 December 1942
Activated on 13 January 1943
Inactivated on 15 March 1946
Disbanded on 8 October 1948[ 1]
Assignments
Stations
Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield , New Caledonia , Melanesia, 13 January 1943
Pekoa Airfield , Espiritu Santo , New Hebrides, 22 January 1943
Carney Airfield , Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands, December 1943
Sansapor (March) Airfield , Netherlands East Indies, 15 August 1944
Bayug Airfield , Burauen, Leyte , Philippines, 10 January 1945
Puerto Princesa Airfield , Palawan , Philippines, 1 March 1945
Manila , Luzon , Philippines, November 1945 – 15 March 1946[ 1]
Components
Groups
Squadrons
See also
References
Notes
Explanatory notes
Citations
^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Units , p. 451
^ Kane, Robert B. (21 October 2011). "Thirteenth Air Force (Air Forces Pacific) (PACAF)" . Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 24 December 2021 .
^ Robertson, Patsy (27 June 2017). "Factsheet 18 Operations Group (PACAF)" . Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2021 .
^ Haulman, Daniel (13 June 2018). "Factsheet 42 Air Base Wing (AETC)" . Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2021 .
^ Robertson, Patsy (12 July 2017). "Factsheet 347 Rescue Group (ACC)" . Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ Robertson, Patsy (9 August 2017). "Factsheet 414 Fighter Group (AFRC)" . Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2022 .
^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons , pp. 93-94
^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons , p. 515
^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons , pp. 654-655
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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