72d Fighter Wing

72d Fighter Wing
Active	1943-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Fighter
Role	Command and control of Fighter Operational and Replacement Training Units

The 72d Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was assigned to Second Air Force, stationed at Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado. It was inactivated on 9 April 1946.

The wing was initially activated as a command and control organization for heavy bomber training. In 1943 it became single-engine fighter training organization for Second Air Force. The wing had jurisdiction for fighter training Operational Training Units and Replacement Training Units in the midwest. Bases assigned to the wing included:

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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