476th Fighter Group
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The 476th Fighter Group (476 FG) is an Air Reserve Component (ARC) unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the Tenth Air Force (10 AF) of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. If mobilized to active duty, the group is gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC).
The group was active twice during World War II for brief periods, the first time in China as part of Fourteenth Air Force and the second time in the United States as a training unit.
In the late 1950s the group was activated to open Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana, but the role of Glasgow shifted to the support of Strategic Air Command (SAC)'s nuclear strike force and the group was inactivated in April 1960 and its assets transferred to SAC.
The group was most recently activated as a reserve associate unit in 2009.
Overview
The group is assigned to the
The group works under its own command structure but integrates its operations with the 23d Wing's 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons and 23d Maintenance Group.[2] The group has approximately 115 airmen consisting of traditional reservists (TR), air reserve technicians (ART) and civilians. Eventually, the 476th will grow to about 230 traditional reservists and full-time ART personnel, including 20 in the 76th Fighter Squadron, 160 in the 476th Maintenance Squadron and 23 in the medical flight. The remaining airmen will serve on the group staff.
The 476 Fighter Group consists of the following units:
- 76th Fighter Squadron (A-10C, Tail code: FT)
- 476th Maintenance Squadron
- 476th Aerospace Medical Flight
History
World War II
The 476th Fighter Group was activated in China on 19 May 1943 and assigned to Fourteenth Air Force, but the group was never made operational and was disbanded two months later.[3]
The group was reconstituted and activated at
However, as the 476th was being organized at Richmond, the
Air Defense
The group was reconstituted again as the 476th Fighter Group (Air Defense) and activated on 8 February 1957 as part of
SAC had organized the
Air Force Reserve
The group stood up as an AFRC associate unit equipped with
Lineage
- Constituted as the 476th Fighter Group on 20 April 1943
- Activated on 19 May 1943
- Disbanded on 31 July 1943
- Reconstituted on 11 October 1943
- Activated on 1 December 1943
- Disbanded on 1 April 1944.
- Reconstituted and redesignated 476th Fighter Group (Air Defense) on 11 December 1956
- Activated on 8 February 1957
- Discontinued on 1 April 1960.
- Redesignated 476th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)
- Redesignated 476th Fighter Group on 6 January 2009
- Activated on 1 February 2009[1]
Assignments
- Fourteenth Air Force, 19 May 1943 – 31 July 1943
- First Air Force, 1 December 1943
- 72d Fighter Wing, 26 March 1944 – 1 April 1944[13]
- Air Defense Command, 8 February 1957
- Central Air Defense Force, 2 July 1959
- 29th Air Division, 1 April 1960
- 442d Fighter Wing, 1 February 2009 – present[1]
Units assigned
Operational Units
- 13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 2 July 1959 – 1 April 1960[11]
- 76th Fighter Squadron: 1 February 2009 – present[1]
- 453d Fighter Squadron: 1 December 1943 – 1 April 1944[4]
- 541st Fighter Squadron: 1 December 1943 – 1 April 1944[5]
- 542d Fighter Squadron: 1 December 1943 – 1 April 1944[5]
- 543d Fighter Squadron: 1 December 1943 – 1 April 1944[6]
Support Units
- 476th USAF Dispensary,[14] 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960
- 476th Air Base Squadron,[15] 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960
- 476th Maintenance Squadron, 1 February 2009 – present
- 476th Materiel Squadron, 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960[16]
- 476th Aerospace Medical Flight, 1 February 2009 – present
Stations
- Kunming Airport, China, 19 May 1943 – 31 July 1943
- Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia, 1 December 1943
- Pocatello Army Air Field, Idaho, 26 March 1944 – 1 April 1944
- Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana, 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960
- Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, 1 February 2009 – present[1]
Aircraft
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo, 1959–1960
- Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, 2009–present
See also
- List of United States Air Force Groups
- List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Robertson, Patsy (15 June 2011). "Factsheet 476 Fighter Group (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Factsheet The 476th Fighter Group". Moody AFB. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Units, p. 349
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 559
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 647
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 648
- ^ Craven & Cate, Vol. VI, Introduction, p. xxxvi
- ^ Craven & Cate, Vol. VI, The Organization and its Responsibilities, Chapter 2 The AAF p. 75
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, p. 7
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 80
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 39
- ^ "Abstract, History 4141 Strategic Wing Apr–Dec 1960". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 406
- ^ "Abstract, History 476 USAF Dispensary Jan–Jun 1958". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Abstract, History 476 Air Base Squadron Jan–Mar 1961". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 146
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L, eds. (1955). The Army Air Forces in World War II. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. LCCN 48-3657.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.
External links
- "442d Fighter Wing units". 442 Fighter Wing. Retrieved 2 January 2014.