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14th March 1943 for China
six groups
1943 - one fresh unit and two from 10th AF, 1944 gained new fighter wing, one fresh two from 10th
51st FG October 1943-Autumn 1945- 51st FG, defending hump, supporting Chinese ground troops, attacking Japanese shipping in Red River delta
33rd FG - brief spell in 1944 as fighter
81st FG - The group arrived in India by March 1944, where it swapped its P-39s for P-40 Warhawks and P-47 Thunderbolts. After a period training with its new aircraft, the group moved to China, joining the Fourteenth Air Force. There it performed a variety of roles, amongst then ground attack in support of the Chinese army and providing fighter escort for the bomber groups operating from China.
341st BG - Mitchells against Japanese shipping, at sea and in China's inland waterways plus indo-china
Major General Claire L. Chennault: 10 March 1943
Major General Charles B Stone III: 10 August-31 December 1945
5 March 1943 | Constituted as Fourteenth Air Force |
10 March 1943 | Activated in China |
March 1943-end of war | Operated against Japanese in China |
December 1945 | Begins to return to United States |
Inactivated | 6 January 1946 |