The 61st Fighter Wing (61 FW) is a disbanded unit of the

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, last stationed at Hayward Municipal Airport, Hayward, California. It was withdrawn from the

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(CA ANG) and inactivated on 31 October 1950. This wing is not related to the 61st Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, or subsequent units that was constituted and activated on 1 July 1948.

History

World War II

The wing was a

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command and control organization for Army Air Bases training replacement personnel being assigned to troop carrier groups and glider units in the overseas combat theaters. Inactivated at the end of the war.

Air National Guard

Allocated to the

for command and control origination for units in the Western Region (Northern California, Nevada, Utah) of the United States. Extended federal recognition and activated on 4 April 1948 At the end of October 1950, the Air National Guard converted to the wing-base (

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) organization. As a result, the wing was withdrawn from the California ANG and was inactivated on 31 October 1950. The

144th Fighter Wing The 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. As part of the Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force, the wing is operationally gained by th ...

was established by the

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, allocated to the state of California, recognized and activated 1 November 1950; assuming the personnel, equipment and mission of the inactivated 61st Fighter Wing.

Lineage

* Constituted as 61st Fighter Wing on 5 June 1943 : Activated on 13 June 1943 : Inactivated on 4 October 1945 * Allotted to the California ANG on 24 May 1946 : Extended federal recognition and activated on 4 April 1948 : Inactivated, and returned to the control of the Department of the Air Force, on 31 October 1950 * Disbanded on 15 June 1983

Assignments

I Troop Carrier Command The I Troop Carrier Command is a disbanded United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Continental Air Forces, at Stout Field, Indiana, where it was disbanded in November 1945, and its resources transferred to IX Troop Carrier Com ...

, 13 June 1943 – 4 October 1945 *

, 4 April 1948 – 31 October 1950

Components

144th Fighter Group The 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. As part of the Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force, the wing is operationally gained by th ...

, 2 June 1948 – 31 October 1950

Stations

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, 13 June 1943 *

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, July 1943-4 October 1945 * Hayward Municipal Airport, Hayward, California, 4 April 1948 – 31 October 1950

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . {{Navboxes , list = {{USAAF 1st Air Force World War II 0061 061 Military units and formations disestablished in 1950 061