10th Fighter Wing

The 10th Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force, based at Hamilton Army Airfield, California. It was inactivated on 1 December 1943.

10th Fighter Wing
Active	1 October 1942 – 1 December 1943
Disbanded	1 December 1943
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Air Force
Role	Fighter Command and Control

History

Assigned to Fourth Air Force as prewar Pursuit Wing, remained active at Hamilton Field, California until 1 December 1943.

Lineage

• Constituted as 10th Pursuit Wing on 1 December 1940

Activated on 10 December 1940

Inactivated on 7 December 1941.

• Redesignated 10th Fighter Wing and activated on 1 October 1942

Inactivated on 1 May 1943

• Disbanded on 1 December 1943

Assignments

• Southwest Air District (later 4th Air Force), 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943.

Stations

• Hamilton Field, California, 10 December 1940 – 1 May 1943

Components

• 20th Fighter Group, 18 December 1940 – 1 October 1941
• 35th Fighter Group, 9 December 1941 – 12 January 1942