IX Fighter Command - History - Components - North Africa

North Africa

  • 8th Fighter Wing: 23 December 1942 – 29 August 1943
  • 9th Fighter Wing: December 1942 – 31 March 1943
  • 57th Fighter Group, 21 February–22 August 1943, P-40 Warhawk
Attached to: Western Desert Air Force, 21 February 1943
Attached to: Desert Air Force, c. April 1943
Attached to: 7 South African Air Force, 21 May–22 August 1943
  • 79th Fighter Group, 18 November 1942 – 1 August 1943, P-40 Warhawk
Attached to: Western Desert Air Force, 18 November 1942
Attached to: Desert Air Force, c. April–1 August 1943
  • 324th Fighter Group, 23 December 1942 – 1 August 1943, P-40 Warhawk
Attached to: Western Desert Air Force, 23 December 1942
Attached to: Desert Air Force, c. April–1 August 1943

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