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XXII Tactical Air Command

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XXII Tactical Air Command
Members of332d Fighter Group of XII Fighter Command
Active	1942-1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command of fighter andair support units
Engagements	Mediterranean Theater of Operations^[1]
Commanders
Notable commanders	Brig GenElwood Richard Quesada Brig GenBenjamin W. Chidlaw^[1]

Military unit

TheXXII Tactical Air Command is an inactiveUnited States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was withTwelfth Air Force, atPomigliano Airfield, Italy, where it was inactivated on 4 October 1945.

The command was formed in the southeast United States in early 1942. It moved to the United Kingdom in September 1942 and to North Africa during October–November 1942. Served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until the end of the war. Inactivated in Italy

Lineage

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Constituted as the12th Interceptor Command on 26 February 1942

Activated on 5 March 1942

Redesignated12th Fighter Command 15 May 1942

RedesignatedXII Fighter Command c. 24 September 1942

RedesignatedXXII Tactical Air Command in November 1944

Inactivated on 4 October 1945

Disbanded on 8 October 1948^[1]

Assignments

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Third Air Force, 5 March 1942^{[citation needed]}
Twelfth Air Force, 12 September 1942 – 4 October 1945^[2] (attached toEighth Air Force, 12 September-26 October 1942)^{[citation needed]}

Stations

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Drew Field, Florida, 5 March-27 August 1942
RAF Wattisham, England, 12 September 1942
RAF Bushey Hall, England, 17 September-26 October 1942
Oran Tafaraoui Airport, Algeria, 8 November 1942
La Senia Airfield, Algeria, 12 November 1942
Tebessa Airfield, Algeria, December 1942
La Senia Airfield, Algeria, 12 January 1943
Algiers, Algeria, 20 March 1943
Caserta, Italy, 14 July 1944
Florence Airfield, Italy, 15 September 1944
Pomigliano Airfield, Italy, August-4 October 1945^[3]

Components

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Wings

1st Air Defense Wing (later 62d Fighter Wing): 30 January 1943 – 12 September 1945
2d Air Defense Wing (later 63d Fighter Wing): 27 January 1943 – 14 June 1945
3rd Air Defense Wing: 22 February – 9 March 1943^[4]
87th Fighter Wing: 11 January 1944 – 1 April 1945.^[1]

Groups

1st Fighter Group: 14 September – 24 December 1942^[5]
14th Fighter Group: 14 September – 11 December 1942^[6]
31st Fighter Group: 27 September – November 1942^[7]
33d Fighter Group: 6 December 1942 – 13 January 1943^[8]
47th Bombardment Group: 15 September 1944 – 7 June 1945^[9]
52d Fighter Group: 14 September 1942 – 18 February 1943 (attached toTunis Fighter Sector after c. 19 January 1943)^[10]
79th Fighter Group: assigned 20 September 1944 – 1 October 1944 (attached to64th Fighter Wing to 30 September 1944); attached 12 May – 7 June 1945^[11]
86th Fighter Group: 15 September 1944 – 20 February 1945^[12]
332d Fighter Group: 15 September 1944 – 20 February 1945^[13]

Squadrons

1st Emergency Rescue Squadron, 12 March − 1 October 1944 (attached toMediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force after 14 September 1944)^[14]
414th Night Fighter Squadron: 1 April – 7 June 1945^[15]
417th Night Fighter Squadron: 1 April – 17 August 1945^[16]
350th Fighter Group:The group operated with Twelfth Air Force from January 1943 until the end of the war with three subordinate Squadrons, the 345th, 346th and 347th; TheFirst Brazilian Fighter Squadron joined the 350th Fighter Group as a fourth squadron in October 1944.

References

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Notes

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^^a ^b ^c ^dMaurer,Combat Units, p. 434
^Maurer,Combat Units, p. 434 (years only).
^Maurer,Combat Units, p. 434, except as noted.
^"Factsheet 64 Air Division (Defense)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived fromthe original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved2 April 2014.
^Haulman, Daniel (7 November 2017)."Factsheet 1 Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived fromthe original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved27 December 2021.
^Haulman, Daniel (3 June 2019)."Factsheet 14 Operations Group (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved26 August 2017.
^Robertson, Patsy (27 June 2017)."Factsheet 31 Operations Group (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved27 December 2021.
^Dollman, TSG David (18 October 2016)."Factsheet 33 Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved29 December 2021.
^Robertson, Patsy E. (7 July 2017)."Factsheet 47 Operations Group (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved31 December 2021.
^Robertson, Patsy (7 May 2013)."Factsheet 52 Operations Group (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved1 January 2022.
^Stevens, Maj Sonia (11 July 2017)."Factsheet 53 Test and Evaluation Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved7 January 2022.
^Forte, Maria (4 April 2018)."Factsheet 86 Operations Group (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved10 January 2022.
^Haulman, Daniel L. (May 2011)."Factsheet 332 Expeditionary Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved17 January 2022.
^Haulman, Daniel L. (9 June 2015)."Factsheet 1 Expeditionary Rescue Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved17 January 2022.
^Maurer,Combat Squadrons, pp. 506-507
^Maurer,Combat Squadrons, pp. 509-510

Bibliography

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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved17 December 2016.
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969].Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II(PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.ISBN 0-405-12194-6.LCCN 70605402.OCLC 72556. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 20 August 2023. Retrieved17 December 2016.

USAAF Twelfth Air Force inWorld War II

Stations

Morocco	Berguent Casablanca Guercif Louis Gentil Marnia Médiouna Nouasser Port Lyautey Oujda Rabat Sale Ras el Ma
Algeria	Ain M'lila Berteaux Biskra Canrobert Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Constantine Es Sénia (Oran) Maison Blanche (Algiers) Matemore Montesquieu Nouvion Orleansville Philippeville Relizane Rerhaia Saint-Donat Saint-Leu Sedrata Sainte-Barbe du Tlélat Tafaraoui (Oran) Tébessa Telergma Thiersville Youks-les-Bains
Tunisia	Bizerte Dar el Koudia Depienne Djedeida Djilma Ebba Ksour El Djem El Bathan Enfidaville Goubrine Grombalia Hergla Kairouan Korba La Marsa La Sebala Le Sers Massicault Mateur Menzel Temime Monastir Oudna Pont du Fahs Protville Sainte Marie du Zit Souk-el-Arba Souk-el-Khemis Soliman Sousse Thelepte
Italy	Agrigento (Sicily) Bagnoli Barcelona LG (Sicily) Bari Boccadifalco (Sicily) Borizzo (Sicily) Capodichino (Naples) Castel Volturno Castelvetrano (Sicily) Cassibile (Sicily) Cattolica Catania (Sicily) Cercola Comiso (Sicily) Ciampino (Rome) Cesenatico Decimomannu (Sardinia) Elmas (Sardinia) Falconara Fano Florence Foggia Follonica Gaudo Gerbini (Sicily) Gioia Grosseto Grottaglie Iesi Le Banca Lecce Licata (Sicily) Manduria Marcianise Malignano Mazzara (Sicily) Milazzo (Sicily) Messina (Sicily) Montalto Di Castro Nettuno Montecorvino Ombrene Orbetello Paestum Pisa Pantelleria Pignataro Maggiore Piombino Pomigliano Ponte Galeria Pontedera Pompeii Ponte Olivo (Sicily) Reggio Calabria Rocca Bernardo Rosia San Pancrazio Santa Maria Scordia (Sicily) Sele Serretella Tarquinia Termini (Sicily) Tortorella Torrente Comunelli Tre Cancello Voltone Vesuvius
France	Aghione (Corsica) Amberieu (Y-5) Amiens (B-48) Clastres (A-71) Dijon (Y-9) Dôle-Tavaux (Y-7) Ghisonaccia (Corsica) Gisonochia (Corsica) Istres (Y-17) La Vallon (Y-18) Le Luc Luneville (Y-2) Loyettes (Y-25) Poretta (Corsica) Saint-Dizier (A-64) Salon de Provence (Y-16) Serragia (Corsica) Solonzara (Corsica) Tantonville (Y-1) Toul-Ochey (A-96)

Units

Commands

XII Bomber
XII Tactical Air
XXII Tactical Air
XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)

Wings

Groups

Bombardment	2d Bombardment 12th Bombardment 17th Bombardment 47th Bombardment 97th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 99th Bombardment 301st Bombardment 310th Bombardment 319th Bombardment 320th Bombardment 321st Bombardment 340th Bombardment 376th Bombardment
Fighter	1st Fighter 14th Fighter 27th Fighter 31st Fighter 33d Fighter 52d Fighter 57th Fighter 79th Fighter 81st Fighter 82d Fighter 86th Fighter 324th Fighter 325th Fighter 332d Fighter 350th Fighter
Reconnaissance	3d Reconnaissance 5th Reconnaissance 68th Reconnaissance
Troop carrier	60th Troop Carrier 61st Troop Carrier 62d Troop Carrier 64th Troop Carrier 313th Troop Carrier 314th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier

Squadrons

United States Army Air Forces

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