The 60th Fighter Wing (60 FW) was a reserve fighter wing of the

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, stationed at

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, Spokane, Washington from 1947-1950. It was withdrawn from the

Washington Air National Guard The Washington Air National Guard (WA ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Washington, United States of America. It is, along with the Washington Army National Guard, an element of the Washington National Guard. As state militia units, th ...

(WA ANG) and inactivated on 31 October 1950. This wing is not related to the

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, Medium, or subsequent units that was constituted and activated on 1 July 1948.

History

The 60th Troop Carrier Wing was controlled Army Air Bases training replacement personnel being assigned to troop carrier groups and glider units fighting overseas. Inactivated at the end of the war. In 1946 the wing was redesignated as a Fighter Wing, and allocated to the

to control ANG fighters in Washington and Oregon. It was extended federal recognition and activated on 7 December 1947. 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 As a result, the wing was withdrawn from the Washington ANG and was inactivated on 31 October 1950. The

142d Fighter Wing The 142nd Wing is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. As a state militia unit, the 142nd Wing is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. It is under the jurisdiction ...

was established by the National Guard Bureau, allocated to the state of Oregon, recognized and activated 1 November 1950; assuming the personnel, equipment and mission of the inactivated 60th Fighter Wing.

Lineage

* Constituted as 60th Troop Carrier Wing on 5 June 1943 : Activated on 12 June 1043 : Inactivated on 8 October 1945 * Re-designated 60th Fighter Wing, and allotted to the Washington ANG on 24 May 1946 : Extended federal recognition and activated on 7 December 1947 : 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, 12 June 1943 – 8 October 1945 *

, 7 December 1947 – 31 October 1950

Components

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, 1 July-30 August 1946 (Washington ANG) *

142d Fighter Group The 142nd Wing is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. As a state militia unit, the 142nd Wing is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. It is under the jurisdiction ...

, 30 August 1946 – 31 October 1950 (Oregon ANG)

Stations

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, Missouri, 12 June 1943 *

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, North Carolina, 22 July 1943 * Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base,

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, c. 20 December 1943 * Pope Field, North Carolina, C. 8 March 1944 – 8 October 1945. *

, Washington, 7 December 1947 – 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 0060 060 Military units and formations established in 1947 Military units and formations disestablished in 1950