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5th Interceptor Command

Index 5th Interceptor Command

The 5th Interceptor Command (Provisional) was a temporary command organization of the United States Army Air Forces. [1]

26 relations: Bataan, Bataan Death March, Battle of Bataan, Corregidor, Far East Air Force (United States), Fifth Air Force, Harold Huston George, Luzon, Manila Bay, Nielson Field, Philippines, Philippines Campaign (1941–42), United States Air Force Thunderbirds, United States Army Air Forces, United States Army Forces in the Far East, 14th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Airlift Wing, 20th Fighter Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, 27th Special Operations Wing, 28th Bomb Squadron, 3d Fighter Training Squadron, 522d Special Operations Squadron, 523d Fighter Squadron, 524th Special Operations Squadron, 93d Bomb Squadron.

Bataan

Bataan (Lalawigan ng Bataan; Lalawigan ning Bataan) is a province situated in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

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Bataan Death March

The Bataan Death March (Filipino: Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan; Japanese: バターン死の行進, Hepburn: Batān Shi no Kōshin) was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, where the prisoners were loaded onto trains.

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Battle of Bataan

The Battle of Bataan (Filipino: Labanan sa Bataan) (7 January – 9 April 1942) represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II.

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Corregidor

Corregidor Island, locally called Isla ng Corregidor, is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in southwestern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines.

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Far East Air Force (United States)

The Far East Air Force (FEAF) was the military aviation organization of the United States Army in the Philippines just prior to and at the beginning of World War II.

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Fifth Air Force

The Fifth Air Force (5 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

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Harold Huston George

Harold Huston George (14 September 1892 – 29 April 1942) was a general officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

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Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

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Manila Bay

Manila Bay is a natural harbour which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines.

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Nielson Field

Nielson Field (Luzon, the Philippines) was the location of the Far East Air Force headquarters.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Philippines Campaign (1941–42)

The Philippines Campaign (Filipino: Kampanya sa Pilipinas or Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Battle of the Philippines, fought 8 December 1941 – 8 May 1942, was the invasion of the Philippines by Imperial Japan and the defense of the islands by United States and Filipino forces during the Second World War.

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United States Air Force Thunderbirds

The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron ("Thunderbirds") is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force The Thunderbirds are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF), informally known as the Air Force, was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II (1939/41–1945), successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force of today, one of the five uniformed military services.

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United States Army Forces in the Far East

United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) (Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Estados Unidos sa Malayong Silangan/HKEUMS) was a military formation of the United States Army active from 1941 to 1946.

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14th Bombardment Squadron

The 14th Bombardment Squadron was a squadron of the United States Army Air Forces.

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19th Airlift Wing

The 19th Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force.

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20th Fighter Squadron

The 20th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force (USAF) squadron.

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24th Pursuit Group

The 24th Pursuit Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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27th Special Operations Wing

The 27th Special Operations Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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28th Bomb Squadron

The 28th Bomb Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force.

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3d Fighter Training Squadron

The 3rd Fighter Training Squadron is part of the 71st Operations Group under the 71st Flying Training Wing.

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522d Special Operations Squadron

The 522d Special Operations Squadron (522 SOS), nicknamed the Fireballs, was a unit of the United States Air Force.

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523d Fighter Squadron

The 523d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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524th Special Operations Squadron

The 524th Special Operations Squadron is an active squadron of the United States Air Force, based at Duke Field, Florida, with the 492d Special Operations Wing.

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93d Bomb Squadron

The 93d Bomb Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force Reserve.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Interceptor_Command

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