55th Bombardment Wing (World War II)
The 55th Fighter Wing (55 FW) is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Columbus, Ohio. It was withdrawn from the Ohio Air National Guard (OH ANG) and inactivated on 31 October 1950.
This wing is not related to the United States Air Force 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing or subsequent units that was constituted on 29 June 1948 and activated on 19 July 1948.
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