86th Fighter Wing (Air National Guard)

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86th Fighter Wing
F-51 Mustangs of the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, November 1946. The 120th was the first federally recognized Air National Guard unit in the United States.
Active	1943–1946; 1946-1950
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Wing
Role	Command and Control
Part of	Colorado Air National Guard

The 86th Fighter Wing (86 FW) is a disbanded unit of the

Activated as an intermediate echelon organization for Fifth Air Force in late 1943.

From May 1944 to August 1945, it operating as a command and control echelon with various groups that were attached for brief periods in the Southwest Pacific Area. After the end of hostilities, the wing became responsible for establishing and operating an aircraft warning system in the

All personnel and equipment transferred to the

Air National Guard

Allocated to the Colorado Air National Guard for command and control origination for units in the Rocky Mountain region (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico) of the United States. Extended federal recognition and activated on 3 July 1946.

At the end of October 1950, the Air National Guard converted to the wing-base (

• Fourth Air Force, 1 December 1943
• Fifth Air Force, 1 May 1944 – 15 March 1946

Attached to:

308th Bombardment Wing

, 16 January – 15 March 1946.

• Colorado Air National Guard, 3 July 1946 – 31 October 1950

Components

World War II

• 8th Fighter Group
  : 1 May 1944 – 16 August 1945
• 49th Fighter Group: 1 May 1944 – 9 January 1945
• 58th Fighter Group
  : 1 May – 25 August 1944

Colorado Air National Guard

• 140th Fighter Group
  , 3 July 1946 – 31 October 1950
• 186th Fighter Squadron
  , 27 June 1947 – 31 October 1950 (Montana ANG)
• 187th Fighter Squadron
  , 11 August 1946 – 31 October 1950 (Wyoming ANG)
• 188th Fighter Squadron
  , 7 July 1947 – 31 October 1950 (New Mexico ANG)
• 190th Fighter Squadron, 13 October 1946 – 31 October 1950 (Idaho ANG)

Stations

• March Field
  , California, 1 December 1943 – 25 March 1944
• Finschhafen Airport, New Guinea, 1 May 1944
• Middleburg Airfield, New Guinea, 4 August 1944
• Sansapor Airfield, New Guinea, 19 August 1944
• San Marcelino Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 16 January 1945 – 15 March 1946.
• Buckley Field
  , Denver, Colorado, 3 July 1946 – 31 October 1950

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency