| 369th Fighter Group | |
|---|---|
 ABell P-39 Airacobra as flown by the group | |
| Active | 1943–1945 |
| Disbanded | 1992 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Type | Fighter |
The369th Fighter Group is a disbandedUnited States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was withThird Air Force, stationed atStuttgart Army Air Field, Arkansas. It was inactivated on 10 August 1945.
The 369th was initially a training group in California duringWorld War II as part ofFourth Air Force. It moved to Louisiana in the spring of 1944 and became part ofThird Air Force in March 1944. There, it took part in air-groundmaneuvers and demonstrations until inactivating in August 1945. The group was redesignated in inactive status as the369th Tactical Fighter Group in 1985, but was disbanded in 1992.
The369th Fighter Group was activated atHamilton Field, California on 1 August 1943. The398th,399th and400th Fighter Squadrons, flyingBell P-39 Airacobras were assigned to the group. Thegroup moved toMarysville Army Air Field, California in November and began operations as afighter Replacement Training Unit (RTU).[1][2][3][4] RTUs were oversized units that trained individualpilots oraircrews.[5]
Like most RTUs, the group began a split operation, with groupheadquarters and the 398th Squadron at Marysville, while the 399th Squadron was atRedding Army Air Field, and the 400th moved toOroville Army Air Field. In January the group and 398th Squadron joined the 400th at Oroville, but the 399th remained at Redding.[1][2][3][4]
In March 1944, asArmy Air Forces training requirements were reduced, the group and its squadrons all returned to Hamilton Field. A few days later, the group was transferred toThird Air Force and moved toDeRidder Army Air Base, Louisiana.[1]
At DeRidder, the group took part in air-groundmaneuvers and demonstrations, participating in the Louisiana Maneuvers in the summer of 1944 and in similar activities. In July 1945, its 399th and 400th Squadrons were reorganized asreconnaissance squadrons and reassigned from the group, moving toWill Rogers Field, Oklahoma.[3][4] On 10 August, the group's sole remaining squadron, the 398th, was reassigned and the group was inactivated.[1][2]
Although each of its squadrons later served in theUnited States Air Force afterWorld War II,[2][3][4] the group was never again active. It was redesignated as atactical fighter unit in 1985, but disbanded in September 1992.[6]
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