VIII Fighter Command - Components

Components

Wings

  • 6th Fighter Wing, 7 June 1942 – 14 September 1942
  • 65th (formerly 4th Air Defense) Fighter Wing, 4 June 1943 – 15 September 1944
  • 66th (formerly 5th Air Defense) Fighter Wing, 3 July 1943 – 15 September 1944
  • 67th Fighter Wing, 26 August 1943 – 15 September 1944

Groups (assigned to VIII Fighter Command)

  • 1st Fighter Group, (P-38), 10 June-16 August 1942
RAF Goxhill
  • 4th Fighter Group, (Spitfire) 12 September 1942 – 30 June 1943
RAF Bushey Hall; RAF Debden
  • 20th Fighter Group, (P-38) 25 August 1943 – 6 October 1943
RAF Kings Cliffe
  • 31st Fighter Group (P-38) 10 June-16 August 1942
RAF Atcham; RAF Westhampnett
  • 52d Fighter Group (Spitfire) 13 July-14 August 1942 (Attached to Royal Air Force)
RAF Eglinton
  • 55th Fighter Group, (P-38) 15 September 1943 – 6 October 1943
RAF Nuthampstead
  • 56th Fighter Group: (P-47) 12 January-30 June 1943
RAF Kings Cliffe; RAF Horsham St Faith
  • 78th Fighter Group, (P-38) 29 November 1942 – 30 June 1943
RAF Goxhill; RAF Duxford
  • 350th Fighter Group: * 2 October 1942 – 6 January 1943
RAF Duxford
  • 352d Fighter Group, (P-47) 8 July-6 October 1943
RAF Bodney
  • 353d Fighter Group, (P-47) 7 June 1943 – 18 August 1943
RAF Goxhill; RAF Metfield
  • 354th Fighter Group: (P-51, P-47) 4 November 1943 – 17 April 1944
Assigned to Ninth Air Force under operational control of VIII Fighter Command
RAF Greenham Common; RAF Boxted; RAF Lashenden
  • 355th Fighter Group, (P-47) 6 July 1943 – 18 August 1943
RAF Steeple Morden
  • 361st Fighter Group, (P-47; P-51) 30 November 1943 – 12 December 1943; 1 February 1945 – 10 April 1945
RAF Bottisham; RAF Little Walden
  • 495th Fighter Training Group**: November 1942-February 1945
RAF Atcham
  • 496th Fighter Training Group**: August 1942-January 1945
RAF Goxhill

Groups (assigned to wings)

  • 6th Fighter Wing
Wing and assigned groups reassigned to Twelfth Air Force, 14 September 1942
1st Fighter Group: (P-38), 16 August-14 September 1942
RAF Goxhill; RAF Kirton In Lindsey; RAF Ibsley
14th Fighter Group: (P-38), 14 August-14 September 1942
RAF Atcham
31st Fighter Group: (P-38), 16 August-14 September 1942
RAF Westhampnett
52d Fighter Group (Spitfire) 18 August-14 September 1942
RAF Eglinton; RAF Goxhill
  • 65th Fighter Wing
4th Fighter Group, (Spitfire, P-47, P-51) 30 June 1943
RAF Debden
Attached to: 2d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944-November 1945
56th Fighter Group, (P-47) 30 June 1943
RAF Horsham St Faith; RAF Halesworth; RAF Boxted
Attached to: 2d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 10 October 1945
78th Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 30 June-18 August 1943
RAF Duxford
355th Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 18 August 1943
RAF Steeple Morden
Attached to: 2d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 3 July 1945
361st Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 8 August-15 September 1944
RAF Bottisham; RAF Little Walden
Attached to: 2d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September-24 December 1944
Further attached to: XIX Tactical Air Command, 24 December 1944 – 1 February 1945 (Battle of the Bulge)
Attached to: 2d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 10 April-3 November 1945
479th Fighter Group, (P-38, P-51) 15 May 1944
RAF Wattisham
Attached to: 2d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 22 November 1945
  • 66th Fighter Wing
55th Fighter Group, (P-38, P-51) 5 October 1943
RAF Nuthampstead; RAF Wormingford
Attached to: 3d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 20 July 1945
78th Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 18 August 1943
RAF Goxhill; RAF Duxford
Attached to: 3d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 10 October 1945
339th Fighter Group, (P-51) 4 April 1944
RAF Fowlmere
Attached to: 3d Bombardment (later Air) Division 15 September 1944-October 1945
353d Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 18 August 1943
RAF Goxhill; RAF Metfeld; RAF Raydon
Attached to: 3d Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 10 October 1945
357th Fighter Group (P-51) 31 January 1944
RAF Raydon
Attached to: 1st Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 8 July 1945
359th Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 20 October 1943 – 1 November 1943
RAF East Wretham
361st Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 12 December 1943 – 11 March 1944
RAF Bottisham; RAF Little Walden
  • 67th Fighter Wing
20th Fighter Group, (P-38, P-51) 6 October 1943
RAF Kings Cliffe
Attached to: 1st Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 11 October 1945
352d Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 6 October 1943
RAF Bodney
Attached to: 1st Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 13 April 1945
Further attached to: IX Tactical Air Command, 23 December 1944 – 13 April 1945 (Battle of the Bulge)
356th Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 8 August 1944
RAF Martlesham Heath
Attached to: 1st Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 2 November 1945
359th Fighter Group, (P-47, P-51) 1 November 1943
RAF East Wretham
Attached to: 1st Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 2 November 1945
361st Fighter Group, (P-51) 11 March-8 August 1944
RAF Little Walden
364th Fighter Group, (P-38, P-51) 10 February 1944
RAF Honington
Attached to: 1st Bombardment (later Air) Division, 15 September 1944 – 3 November 1945

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