IX Fighter Command
WWII US Army Air Forces command / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The IX Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Erlangen, Germany, where it was inactivated on 16 November 1945.
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IX Fighter Command | |
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Active | 1942–1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army (1942-47) United States Air Force (1947-48) |
Role | Command of fighter units |
Engagements | European Theater of Operations[1] |
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Notable commanders | Maj Gen Elwood Richard Quesada |
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IX Fighter Command was the primary tactical fighter air arm of Ninth Air Force in the Western Desert Campaign in North Africa during 1942–1943. Transferred to England, it became the dominant tactical air force over the skies of Western Europe during the 1944 Battle of Normandy and the Western Allied invasion of Germany in 1945.
After its inactivation, the majority of its (along with Twelfth Air Force) units were incorporated into the postwar United States Air Force Tactical Air Command.