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4th Fighter Group

Active 1942 — present
Country United States
Branch Air Force
Garrison/HQ Seymour Johnson AFB
Motto Fourth But First
Commanders
Current
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The 4th Fighter Group was an American element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force during World War II, and is the flying component of the USAF 4th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The 4th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle wing based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. The honors and history of the 4th Fighter Group prior to 1947 have been bestowed on its parent wing.

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History

Created in 1942 and activated in Europe using aircraft and personnel transferred from RAF squadrons No 71, 121, and 133 Eagle squadrons formed from American volunteers before the U. The Eagle Squadrons were fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II with volunteer pilots from the United States S. entry into the war. Returned to the US and deactivated in 1945. Re-activated in 1946 and equipped with P-80s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Converted to F-86 in 1949. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Re-designated the 4th Fighter-Intercepter Group in January 1950 and operated in the Korean War as the flying component of the 4th Fighter-Intercepter Wing, from December, 1950 to July, 1953. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Inactivated as a group in 1957 and squadrons directly assigned to the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing until 1991. Reactivated to command the Fighter Squadrons in 1991 as the 4th Operations Group.

Lineage

Established as 4th Fighter Group on 22 Aug 1942. Activated on 12 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 10 Nov 1945. Activated on 9 Sep 1946. Redesignated 4th Fighter-Interceptor Group on 20 Jan 1950; 4th Fighter-Bomber Group on 8 Mar 1955; 4th Fighter-Day Group on 25 Apr 1956. Inactivated on 8 Dec 1957, at which time its assets and functions became part of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing. Re-designated as 4th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 Jul 1985; re-designated 4th Operations Group on 17 Apr 1991 and activated on 22 Apr 1991.

Assignments

VIII Fighter Command, 12 Sep 1942; 4th Air Defense (later, 65th Fighter) Wing, c. The VIII Fighter Command was the fighter arm of "The Mighty Eighth Air Force" and eventually consisted of 15 groups (each with three squadrons organized in three wings 1 Jul 1943-Nov 1945. Fifteenth Air Force, 9 Sep 1946; Strategic Air Command, 31 Mar 1947; 4th Fighter Wing (later, 4th Fighter-Interceptor; 4th Fighter-Bomber; 4th Fighter-Day; 4th Wing, 4th Fighter), 15 Aug 1947-8 Dec 1957; 22 Apr 1991-. The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U The 4th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle wing based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Stations

Commanders

Aircraft

Operations

Served in combat over Europe from Oct 1942 to Apr 1945. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Operated until 1 April 1943 using Spitfires. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Changed to P-47 Thunderbolts on 1 April 1943 and to P-51 Mustangs on 25 February 1944. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Longest serving USAAF fighter unit in the ETO. Aircraft losses were 8 Spitfire VB, 28 P-47C and P-47D, and 212 P-51B and P-51D. Pilot losses were 125 killed-in-action (including missing-presumed-dead) and 105 Prisoners-of-War, of 553 pilots serving, or 42 per cent. The group was credited by VIII Fighter Command as having the most combined victories over German aircraft (583 air, 469 ground against 241 combat losses) of any group in the Eighth Air Force, and scoring the fourth highest number of air-to-air victories in Europe. Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC First group to escort U. S. bombers over Berlin on 4 Mar 1944. Earned Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for aggressiveness in attacking enemy aircraft and air bases, 5 Mar-24 Apr 1944. Escorted bombers in the first shuttle bombing mission from Britain to Russia on 21 Jun 1944. Supported the airborne invasion of Holland in Sep. Participated in the Battle of the Bulge, Dec 1944-Jan 1945. Covered the airborne assault across the Rhine in Mar 1945. Returned to the U. S. and inactivated on 10 Nov 1945.

Trained for air combat, 1947-1950. Served in combat in Korea Dec 1950-Jul 1953; escorted bombers, made fighter sweeps, engaged in interdiction of the enemy's lines of communication, flew armed reconnaissance sorties, conducted counter-air patrols, and provided close support for ground forces. Highest scoring group in combat against communist MiGs. From 1 May to 3 Nov 1951, rotated squadrons to perform air defense missions from Japan. Provided air defense for Japan, 1953-1957. In Feb 1955, shot down two of eight North Korean MiGs that attacked an escort mission.

Although it did not exist as an organization from 1955 to 1987, its squadrons, flying F-4 Phantom IIs as part of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, flew combat missions in Southeast Asia from bases in Thailand as part of Operation LINEBACKER and Operation LINEBACKER II during 1972-73. Its squadrons deployed to Saudi Arabia in 1990 as part of Operation DESERT SHIELD and flew combat missions in Kuwait and Iraq in 1991 as part of Operation DESERT STORM, using F-15E Strike Eagles. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Elements rotated to Southwest Asia after the first Gulf War to enforce the no-fly zones in Iraq. Controlled air refueling assets, 1991-1995.

Awards & Decorations

Campaign Streamers.

Distinguished Unit Citations

France, 5 Mar-24 Apr 1944; Korea, 22 Apr-8 Jul 1951; Korea, 9 Jul-27 Nov 1951.

Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards

23 Apr 1991-31 Mar 1993; 1 Jun 1994-31 May 1996; 1 Jun 1998-31 May 2000; 1 Jun 2000-31 May 2002; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2003.

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations

1 Nov 1951-30 Sep 1952; 1 Oct 1952-31 Mar 1953.

Squadrons

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