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The 32nd Fighter Group (USAAF) was a short-lived group that formed part of the defence force for the Panama Canal. The group was activated in Panama on 1 January 1942. It operated a mix of aircraft from bases in the Canal Zone between then and 1 November 1943, when the group was inactivated.
Pending
1942-1943: Boeing P-26, Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
23 Nov 1940 | Constituted as 32nd Pursuit Group |
1 Jan 1941 | Activated in Panama |
May 1942 | Redesignated 32nd Fighter Group |
1 Nov 1943 | Inactivated |
Capt Roger J Browne:
1 Jan 1941
Capt James B Buck: 16 Apr
1941
Lt Col Roger J Browne: 4 Aug 1941
Lt Col William R Robertson Jr: 23 Aug
1943-unkn.
Rio Hato, Panama: 1 Jan
1941
France Field, CZ: 9 Dec 1941-1 Nov
1943.
51st: 1941-1943
52nd: 1941-1943
53rd: 1941-1943
1941-1942: 12th Pursuit Wing; Panama Canal Zone
:1942-1943: XXVI Fighter Command; Sixth Air Force