IV Fighter Command

The IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944. It was part of Fourth Air Force throughout its existence, from July 1941 to the end of March 1944.

IV Fighter Command
Active1941–1944
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeCommand and training of fighter units
Insignia
IV Fighter Command emblem[note 1]

It provided air defense for the U.S. West Coast, and trained fighter organizations and personnel.

Lineage
Activated on 8 July 1941
Redesignated 4th Fighter Command on 15 May 1942
Redesignated as IV Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942
Disbanded on 31 March 1944[1]

Components

Stations

References

Notes
Explanatory notes
  1. Approved 28 November 1942.
  2. This command is not related to a previous Interceptor Command, 4th Air Force, apparently a provisional organization, that was organized on 22 April 1941 and discontinued on 19 September 1941.
  3. Maurer indicates that the unit was constituted as the "IV" Interceptor Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an arabic number in its name. The use of roman numerals to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. "Air Force Historical Research Agency Organizational Reconds: Types of USAF Organizations". Air Force History Index. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
Citations
  1. Maurer, p. 442

Bibliography
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