The 348th Tactical Electronics Group is an inactive

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unit. The unit was active as the 9th Pursuit Wing and the 9th Fighter Wing during World War II. Although based at RAF Station Kabrit in Egypt assigned to the

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it had no component units and was inactivated on 31 March 1943. It was redesignated to its current name in 1985.

History

Assigned to

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as prewar Pursuit Wing. The 9th Pursuit Wing was activated on 18 December 1940. In the period until it was inactivated on 1 October 1941, its only component groups were the

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(10 June- 5 September 1941) and the 51st Fighter Group (20 June–19 September 1941). The latter had been attached to

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) until 20 June 1941. The wing was based at

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, California. The wing was reactivated on 24 July 1942 as the 9th Fighter Wing at Drew Field, Florida where it stayed until 13 December 1942 when it moved to

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in 1942. The wing was based at

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, Egypt from 1 February. However all

fighter groups in the eastern desert were detached to the

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and none were assigned to a USAAF wing. The wing was inactivated on 31 March 1943 but not formally disbanded until 15 June 1983. The wing was reconstituted and redesignated as the 348th Tactical Electronics Group on 31 July 1985Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations (not active).

Assignments

* Southwest Air District (later 4th Air Force), 18 December 1940 – 1 October 1941 *

, 24 July 1942 – 31 March 1943

References

Notes

Bibliography

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US Army Air Force Units 1941-1945

External links

{{USAAF 4th Air Force World War II Military units and formations established in 1985 Electronic warfare groups of the United States Air Force 1985 establishments in the United States