Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command

Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command
Active	1941-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Command and Control

The Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Waller Field, Trinidad. It was inactivated on 15 March 1944.

History

Engaged in antisubmarine operations.

Lineage

Established as the Caribbean Interceptor Command on 3 June 1941

Redesignated VI Interceptor Command on 17 October 1941

Redesignated VI Fighter Command in May 1942

Redesignated Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command in October 1943.

Disbanded on 15 March 1944

Assignments

Sixth Air Force, 17 October 1941-October 1943
Antilles Air Command, October 1943-15 March 1944

Stations

Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 25 October 1941
Henry Barracks, Puerto Rico, 20 March 1943
Waller Field, Trinidad, 15 May 1943 – 15 March 1944

Units assigned

Wing

12 Pursuit Wing, 20 November 1940 – 6 March 1942

Group

9th Bombardment Group, 30 October 1941 – 30 October 1942

59th Bombardment Squadron, 21 July 1942-19 March 1943 (Attached)

36th Fighter Group, January 1941-May 1943

Squadron

12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group), 1 November 1942 – 24 July 1943

(Under Operational Control)

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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