The XXXVI Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Waller Field, Trinidad, where it was disbanded on 30 April 1943.

XXXVI Fighter Command
Active1942–1943
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleCommand of fighter units

History

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Engaged in antisubmarine operations.

Lineage

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  • Constituted as the 36th Fighter Command on 9 August 1942[note 1]
Activated on 21 August 1942
Redesignated XXXVI Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942
Disbanded on 30 April 1943[1]

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Notes

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Explanatory notes
  1. ^ Maurer indicates that the unit was constituted as the "XXXVI" Fighter 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, p. 455

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency