87th Fighter Wing (World War II)

87th Fighter Wing
Active	1943–1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control
Engagements	World War II

The 87th Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the XXII Tactical Air Command, based at Florence, Italy. It was inactivated on 11 October 1950.

Formed at Mitchel Field, New York. Moved overseas to Algeria, December 1943 – January 1944, and operated with Twelfth Air Force in the Mediterranean theater, primarily directing tactical fighter groups in Italy from April 1944 until the wing's groups were reassigned in September 1944 to XXII Tactical Air Command. Existed as a paper unit until inactivation in April 1945.

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

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