The 31st Fighter Wing was established on 6 November 1947 and organized on 20 November 1947 at Turner Field (later, AFB), Georgia as a result of the Hobson Plan which created a Wing to command the functions of both the support groups as well as flying combat air groups. The 31st Fighter Wing was assigned to Ninth Air Force under Continental Air Command's Tactical Air Command. The 31st Fighter Group was its operational component, consisting of the 307th, 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons.
Under TAC, the 31st FW was initially equipped assigned F-51D Mustangs, the wing began converting to F-84D Thunderjets in August 1948, and trained to achieve tactical proficiency from 1947 to 1950.
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