III Fighter Command

III Fighter Command
Active	1941-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Type	Command and Control
Part of	Third Air Force
Engagements	World War II

The III Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946.

History

Lineage

Constituted as III Interceptor Command on 26 May 1941

Activated on: 17 June 1941

Redesignated: III Fighter Command in May 1942

Inactivated on 8 April 1946

Disbanded on 8 October 1948

Assignments

Third Air Force, 17 June 1941 – 8 April 1946

Components

Various observation and light bombardment organizations

Stations

Drew Field, Florida, 17 June 1941
MacDill Field, Florida, c. 1 December 1945 – 8 April 1946

Operations

Trained fighter organizations and personnel. Also served in the defense of the southeastern United States

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979.

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