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12th Air Force, USAAF: Order of Battle

XII Bomber Command
XII Tactical Air
XXII Tactical Air (formerly XII Fighter): 1942-1945

XII Bomber command activated 13 March 1942; active from November 1942, disbanded June 1944

XII Tactical air activated 17 September 1942; north africa November; 15 September 1944 transfered to control of USSTAF (US Strategic Air Forces in Europe) and Ninth Air Force

XXII Tactical Air - initially XII Interceptor Command, then XII Fighter Command May 1942, XXII Tactical Air Command November 1944; active from November

Component Units

XII Bomber Command: 1942-1944
5th Bombardment Wing: 1943
Group Dates Aircraft Used
1st Fighter Group 1943, 1943-1944  
2nd Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
14th Fighter Group 1943-1944  
37th Bombardment Group 1942-1943  
68th Reconnaissance Group 1942-1943  
82nd Fighter Group 1944  
97th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
98th Bombardment Group 1943  
99th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
301st Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
325th Fighter Group 1943-1944  
376th Bombardment Group 1943  
463rd Bombardment Group 1944  
483td Bombardment Group 1944  
42nd Bombardment Wing: 1943, 1944-
Group Dates Aircraft Used
1st Fighter Group 1943  
17th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
319th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
320th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
325th Fighter Group 1943  
47th Bombardment Wing (formerly 7th Fighter) : 1943
Group Dates Aircraft Used
17th Bombardment Group 1943  
33rd Fighter Group 1943  
81st Fighter Group 1943  
82nd Fighter Group 1943  
98th Bombardment Group 1943  
310th Bombardment Group 1943  
319th Bombardment Group 1943  
320th Bombardment Group 1943  
321st Bombardment Group 1943  
325th Fighter Group 1943  
376th Bombardment Group 1943  
57th Bombardment Wing: 1944
Group Dates Aircraft Used
12th Bombardment Group 1944  
47th Bombardment Group 1944  
57th Fighter Group 1944  
79th Fighter Group 1944  
310th Bombardment Group 1944  
319th Bombardment Group 1944  
321st Bombardment Group 1944  
340th Bombardment Group 1944  
XII Tactical Air: 1942-1944
5th Bombardment Wing: 1942
Group Dates Aircraft Used
1st Fighter Group 1943, 1943-1944  
2nd Bombardment Group 1942-1944  
14th Fighter Group 1943-1944  
47th Bombardment Group 1943  
68th Reconnaisance Group 1943  
82nd Fighter Group 1944  
97th Bombardment Group 1943-1945  
98th Bombardment Group 1943  
99th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
301st Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
325th Fighter Group 1943-1944  
376th Bombardment Group 1943  
463rd Bombardment Group 1944  
483rd Bombardment Group 1944  
7th Fighter Wing: 1942
Group Dates Aircraft Used
15th Fighter Group 1945  
21st Fighter Group 1944  
30th Bombardment Group 1945  
508th Fighter Group 1945  
57th Bombardment Wing: 1943-1944
Group Dates Aircraft Used
12th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
48th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
57th Fighter Group 1943-1944  
79th Fighter Group 1943-1944  
310th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
319th Bombardment Group 1944  
321st Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
340th Bombardment Group 1943-1944  
64th Fighter Wing (formerly 3rd Air Defence): 1943-44; 1945-1947
Group Dates Aircraft Used
27th Fighter Group 1943  
31st Fighter Group 1943  
33rd Fighter Group 1943  
36th Fighter Group 1945  
86th Fighter Group 1943, 1945  
324th Fighter Group 1943, 1945  
354th Fighter Group 1945  
363rd Reconnaissance Group 1945  
366th Fighter Group 1945  
370th Fighter Group 1945  
404th Fighter Group 1945  
406th Fighter Group 1945  
87th Fighter Wing, 1944
Group Dates Aircraft Used
57th Fighter Group 1944  
79th Fighter Group 1944  
86th Fighter Group 1944  
XXII Tactical Air (formerly XII Fighter): 1942-1945
62nd Fighter Wing (formerly 1st Air Defense): 1943-1945
Group Dates Aircraft Used
52nd Fighter Group 1943  
81st Fighter Group 1943, 1944  
332nd Fighter Group 1944  
350th Fighter Group 1944-1945  
63rd Fighter Wing (formerly 2nd Air Defense): 1943-1944
Group Dates Aircraft Used
52nd Fighter Group 1943-1944  
350th Fighter Group 1943-1944  
64th Fighter Wing (formerly 3rd Air Defense): 1943
Group Dates Aircraft Used
27th Fighter Group 1943  
31st Fighter Group 1943  
33rd Fighter Group 1943  
36th Fighter Group 1945  
86th Fighter Group 1943  
324th Fighter Group 1943  
87th Fighter Wing (1944-1945)
Group Dates Aircraft Used
57th Fighter Group 1944  
79th Fighter Group 1944  
86th Fighter Group 1944  
Other Units
Troop Carrier Wing
Group Dates Aircraft Used
54th Troop Carrier Wing 1942-45  
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (14 December 2007), 14th Air Force, USAAF, 1943-1946, https://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/12th_Air_Force_Groups.html

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