I Tactical Air Division

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I Tactical Air Division
Active 1941–1945
Country United States
Branch United States Army Air Forces
Role Command of tactical forces

The I Tactical Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Biggs Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 22 December 1945.

History

The air division was activated at Fresno Army Air Base, California as the 4th Ground Air Support Command in September 1941,[1] drawing its cadre from the 15th Bombardment Wing, which was simultaneously inactivated. It was one of five such commands activated that month.[2]

Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the command's observation units performed antisubmarine patrols off the Pacific coast. These patrols continued until January 1943.[2]

At various times, supervised heavy bomber flights to Hawaii, gave air support to ground units in training, participated in air-ground maneuvers, and put on air support demonstrations.[1]

Lineage

  • Constituted as 4 Air Support Command on 21 August 1941
Activated on 3 September 1941
Redesignated 4 Ground Air Support Command 30 April 1942[2]
Redesignated IV Air Support Command 12 September 1942[2]
Redesignated III Tactical Air Division 4 September 1943[2][3]
Redesignated I Tactical Air Division in April 1944
Inactivated on 22 December 1945
Disbanded on 8 October 1948[1][2]

Assignments

Stations

Components

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 432–433
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  11. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p.155

Hammer Field

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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