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In 1947, when the United States Air Force (USAF) became independent, the Army transferred all Army Air Forces, Air
Service and Air Corps units (there were a number of Air Corps units that had never been in the Army Air Forces, and a few Air Service units) to the USAF. A year later, the newly forming
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Maurer indicates the 52d
Squadron was assigned to the 32d Fighter Group during this period. However, the group was disbanded on 1 November 1943. Maurer,
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Maurer indicates that the unit was constituted as the "XXVI" Interceptor
Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an
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145:, Panama Canal Zone, where it was inactivated on 25 August 1946. It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone.
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to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until
September 1942.
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Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)
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Intermediate fighter commands of the United States Army Air Forces
648:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
609:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
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205:(later 16th Fighter Group), 6 March 1942 – 1 November 1943
404:. Air Force Historical Research Agency. 4 January 2008
223:(later 53d Fighter Group), 6 March – 26 November 1942
16:
Former formation of the United States Army Air Forces
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
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299:, Panama Canal Zone, 6 March 1942 – 25 August 1946
35:Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra, serial 44-3866 of the
642:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
425:"Factsheet 32 Air Expeditionary Group (USAFE)"
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141:throughout its existence. It was based at
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149:USAF permanently disbanded the command.
457:"Factsheet 52 Operations Group (USAFE)"
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603:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
459:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
427:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
402:"Factsheet 16 Special Operations Wing"
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217:, 18 September 1942 – 1 November 1943
7:
594:Air Force Historical Research Agency
423:Robertson, Patsy (28 April 2011).
279:, 1 November 1943 – 25 August 1946
273:, 1 November 1943 – 25 August 1946
255:, 1 November 1943 – 25 August 1946
243:, 1 November 1943 – 25 August 1946
237:, 1 November 1943 – 25 August 1946
14:
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588: This article incorporates
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445:Maurer, pp. 454-455 (year only).
285:, 1 November 1943 – 8 April 1944
261:, 1 November 1943 – 8 April 1944
249:, 1 November 1943 – 8 April 1944
211:, 6 March 1942 – 1 November 1943
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455:Robertson, Patsy (7 May 2013).
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1210:United States Army Air Forces
639:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
600:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
267:, 13 March 1944 - 25 Aug 1946
184:Inactivated on 25 August 1946
135:United States Army Air Forces
361:, p. 219. Compare Maurer,
187:Disbanded on 8 October 1948
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1205:
988:
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330:in its name. The use of
167:Activated on 6 March 1942
28:
160:26th Interceptor Command
133:was a formation of the
96:United States Air Force
590:public domain material
137:. It was assigned to
39:, XXVI Fighter Command
1029:XXXVI Fighter Command
277:51st Fighter Squadron
259:31st Fighter Squadron
253:30th Fighter Squadron
247:29th Fighter Squadron
241:28th Fighter Squadron
235:24th Fighter Squadron
37:28th Fighter Squadron
1037:Antilles Air Command
1033:VI Air Force Service
1024:XXVI Fighter Command
283:52d Fighter Squadron
271:43d Fighter Squadron
265:32d Fighter Squadron
181:c. 18 September 1942
179:XXVI Fighter Command
172:26th Fighter Command
131:XXVI Fighter Command
24:XXVI Fighter Command
1193:91st Reconnaissance
967:(Galápagos Islands)
162:on 28 February 1942
1183:20th Troop Carrier
1158:72d Reconnaissance
1019:VI Fighter Command
215:37th Fighter Group
203:16th Pursuit Group
83:United States Army
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1299:
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1188:23d Antisubmarine
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1014:VI Bomber Command
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985:
932:Central and South
314:Explanatory notes
221:53d Pursuit Group
209:32d Fighter Group
124:
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1178:1st Depot Repair
1142:40th Bombardment
1137:25th Bombardment
1081:
1058:13th Bombardment
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949:(British Guiana)
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815:
813:(Saint Croix)
812:
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328:arabic number
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297:Albrook Field
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65:United States
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1106:37th Fighter
1101:36th Fighter
1091:16th Fighter
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729:World War II
675:. Retrieved
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628:. Retrieved
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579:Bibliography
572:, pp. 217-21
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389:Combat Units
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363:Combat Units
362:
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343:19 September
341:. Retrieved
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159:
147:
130:
128:
115:Part of
18:
1111:53d Fighter
1096:32d Fighter
1053:6th Fighter
973:(Guatemala)
903:La Chorrera
677:17 December
630:17 December
431:30 December
408:29 December
106:Command of
85:(1942-1947)
1307:Categories
1282:Fourteenth
1277:Thirteenth
845:Canal Zone
837:(Trinidad)
831:(Trinidad)
825:(Trinidad)
304:References
192:Components
1292:Twentieth
1287:Fifteenth
1171:Squadrons
961:(Ecuador)
878:Aguadulce
799:Borinquen
789:(Jamaica)
783:(Curaçao)
759:(Antigua)
750:Caribbean
743:Airfields
463:1 January
373:Citations
228:Squadrons
98:(1947-48)
48:1942–1946
1267:Eleventh
1007:Commands
947:Atkinson
943:(Brazil)
923:Río Hato
811:Benedict
775:Camaguey
757:Coolidge
664:70605402
625:61060979
568:Maurer,
555:Maurer,
542:Maurer,
533:, p. 153
529:Maurer,
520:, p. 149
516:Maurer,
507:, p. 146
503:Maurer,
494:, p. 143
490:Maurer,
481:, p. 127
477:Maurer,
387:Maurer,
291:Stations
1272:Twelfth
1247:Seventh
1084:Fighter
959:Salinas
953:Zandery
934:America
852:Albrook
823:Carlsen
793:Arecibo
769:Batista
765:(Aruba)
153:Lineage
108:fighter
53:Country
1252:Eighth
1232:Fourth
1222:Second
1120:Bomber
1077:Groups
979:(Peru)
977:Talara
965:Baltra
908:Madden
871:Panama
862:Howard
857:France
835:Waller
787:Vernam
777:(Cuba)
771:(Cuba)
763:Dakota
670:
662:
652:
623:
613:
197:Groups
93:
80:
71:Branch
62:
45:Active
1262:Tenth
1257:Ninth
1242:Sixth
1237:Fifth
1227:Third
1217:First
1046:Wings
1000:Units
941:Belém
918:Pocri
898:David
893:Chame
883:Anton
817:Beane
805:Losey
722:USAAF
672:72556
646:(PDF)
607:(PDF)
309:Notes
110:units
781:Hato
679:2016
668:OCLC
660:LCCN
650:ISBN
632:2016
621:LCCN
611:ISBN
465:2022
433:2021
410:2021
345:2016
129:The
103:Role
727:in
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