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53d Fighter Wing

Index 53d Fighter Wing

The 53d Fighter Wing (53 FW) is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania. [1]

53 relations: Air National Guard, Alliance Municipal Airport, American Theater (World War II), Andrews Air Force Base, Army of Occupation Medal, Bergstrom Air Force Base, Camp Shanks, Capital City Airport (Pennsylvania), Eglin Air Force Base, European theatre of World War II, Fort Sam Houston, General Mitchell International Airport, Headquarters, Hobson Plan, I Troop Carrier Command, IX Troop Carrier Command, Korean War, Laurinburg–Maxton Airport, North American P-51 Mustang, Operation Market Garden, Operation Overlord, Operation Varsity, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Philadelphia International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, Pope Field, RAF Greenham Common, United States Air Force, Victory in Europe Day, Voisenon, Whiteman Air Force Base, Wing (military aviation unit), World War II, 103d Fighter Squadron, 104th Fighter Squadron, 111th Fighter Wing, 112th Air Refueling Group, 113th Operations Group, 142d Airlift Squadron, 313th Expeditionary Operations Group, 314th Operations Group, 316th Operations Group, 433d Airlift Wing, 434th Operations Group, 435th Operations Group, 436th Operations Group, 437th Operations Group, 438th Air Expeditionary Group, 440th Operations Group, 53d Wing, ..., 61st Air Base Group, 63d Operations Group, 89th Operations Group. Expand index (3 more) »

Air National Guard

The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force as well as the militia air force of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Alliance Municipal Airport

Alliance Municipal Airport is in Box Butte County, Nebraska, three miles southeast of the city of Alliance, which owns it.

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American Theater (World War II)

The American Theater describes a series of mostly minor areas of operations during World War II.

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Andrews Air Force Base

Andrews Air Force Base is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force.

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Army of Occupation Medal

The Army of Occupation Medal is a military award of the United States military which was established by the United States War Department on 5 April 1946.

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Bergstrom Air Force Base

Bergstrom Air Force Base (1942–1993) was located seven miles southeast of Austin, Texas.

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Camp Shanks

Camp Shanks was a United States Army installation in the Orangetown, New York.

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Capital City Airport (Pennsylvania)

Capital City Airport is a public airport in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, three miles (5 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania.

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Eglin Air Force Base

Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County.

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European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II, also known as the Second European War, was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany's and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe Day).

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Fort Sam Houston

Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.

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General Mitchell International Airport

General Mitchell International Airport is a civil-military airport five miles (8 km) south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

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Headquarters

Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ or HD) is/are the locations where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated.

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Hobson Plan

The Hobson Plan was an organizational structure established by the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1948.

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I Troop Carrier Command

The I Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit.

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IX Troop Carrier Command

The IX Troop Carrier Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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Laurinburg–Maxton Airport

Laurinburg–Maxton Airport is a public use airport located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district of Maxton and east of Laurinburg.

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North American P-51 Mustang

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.

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Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944) was an unsuccessful Allied military operation planned, and predominantly led, by the British.

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Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

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Operation Varsity

Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II.

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Pennsylvania Air National Guard

The Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PA ANG) is the air force militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia International Airport, often referred to just by its IATA code PHL, is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in the state.

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Pittsburgh International Airport

Pittsburgh International Airport, formerly Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, is a civil–military international airport in the eastern United States, in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Pope Field

Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.

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RAF Greenham Common

Royal Air Force Greenham Common or RAF Greenham Common is a former Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Victory in Europe Day

Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, celebrated on May 8, 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.

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Voisenon

Voisenon is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department, in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

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Whiteman Air Force Base

Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately south of Knob Noster, MO; east of Warrensburg, MO, and east-southeast of Kansas City.

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Wing (military aviation unit)

In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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103d Fighter Squadron

The 103d Fighter Squadron (103 FS) is an inactive unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.

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104th Fighter Squadron

The 104th Fighter Squadron (104 FS) is a unit of the Maryland Air National Guard 175th Wing stationed at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland.

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111th Fighter Wing

The 111th Attack Wing (111 ATKW) is a non-flying unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stationed at Horsham Air National Guard Station, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

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112th Air Refueling Group

The 112th Air Refueling Group (112 ARG) is an inactive unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stationed at Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania.

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113th Operations Group

The 113th Operations Group is a flying group of the United States Air Force. Its predecessor, the 352nd Fighter Group, was one of the most highly decorated United States Army Air Forces Fighter Groups in World War II, producing many leading aces of the war. The 352d was composed of three squadrons: (the 328th, 486th and 487th Fighter Squadrons). Once deployed to the European Theater of Operations (ETO), the group was eventually headquartered in RAF Bodney, England before being forward deployed to Belgium. It performed a variety of missions for the Eighth Air Force, but predominantly served as bomber escort. The 121st Fighter Squadron of the 113th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the 121st Observation Squadron, established on 10 July 1940. It is one of the National Guard observation squadrons formed before World War II.

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142d Airlift Squadron

The 142d Airlift Squadron (142d AS) is a unit of the 166th Airlift Wing located at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware.

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313th Expeditionary Operations Group

The 313th Expeditionary Operations Group is a Provisional United States Air Force unit, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe to activate or inactivate as needed.

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314th Operations Group

The 314th Operations Group (314 OG) is the flying component of the Air Education and Training Command 314th Airlift Wing, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.

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316th Operations Group

The 316th Operations Group (316 OG) was the flying component of the Air Force District of Washington 316th Wing, stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

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433d Airlift Wing

The 433d Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Fourth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. If mobilized, the wing is gained by Air Mobility Command.

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434th Operations Group

The 434th Operations Group (434 OG) is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit.

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435th Operations Group

The 435th Operations Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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436th Operations Group

The 436th Operations Group is an active United States Air Force unit.

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437th Operations Group

The 437th Operations Group (437 OG) is an active United States Air Force unit.

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438th Air Expeditionary Group

The United States Air Force's 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group is a provisional unit assigned to United States Air Forces Central to activate or inactivate as needed.

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440th Operations Group

The 440th Operations Group is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit.

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53d Wing

The 53d Wing (53 WG) is a wing of the United States Air Force based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

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61st Air Base Group

The 61st Air Base Group is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 61st Air Base Wing of Air Force Space Command.

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63d Operations Group

The 63d Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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89th Operations Group

The 89th Operations Group (89 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 89th Airlift Wing.

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Redirects here:

53d Fighter Wing (Air National Guard), 53d Troop Carrier Wing, 53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II), 53nd Fighter Wing, 53rd Troop Carrier Wing (World War II).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53d_Fighter_Wing

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