The XI Fighter Command was a command of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Eleventh Air Force, stationed at Adak Army Airfield, Alaska.

XI Fighter Command
Active1942–1944
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleCommand of fighter units
EngagementsAleutian Islands Campaign[1]

The command controlled fighter units in Alaska during the World War II Aleutian Islands Campaign under Eleventh Air Force. It was activated in March 1942 and inactivated on 31 March 1944.

Lineage

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  • Constituted as the 11th Interceptor Command on 8 March 1942[note 1]
Activated in Alaska on 15 March 1942
Redesignated 11th Fighter Command on 15 May 1942
Redesignated XI Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942
Disbanded in Alaska on 31 March 1944[1]

Assignments

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  • Eleventh Air Force, 15 March 1942 – 31 March 1944[2]

Stations

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Components

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Group
Squadrons

References

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Notes

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Explanatory notes
  1. ^ Maurer indicates unit was constituted as the "XI" 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. ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Units, p. 449
  2. ^ Butler, William M. (10 December 2008). "Factsheet Eleventh Air Force (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 61-62
  4. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 99
  5. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 223-224

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