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78th Fighter Group
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The 78th Fighter Group (78 FG) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 78th Fighter Wing, at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 February 1961.
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Active | 1942–1945, 1946–1952, 1955–1961 |
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Type | Air Defense |
Role | Fighter Interceptor |
Part of | Air Defense Command |
Motto(s) | Above the Foe |
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Original form of the group emblem as approved 26 September 1942[1] | ![]() |
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During World War II the group was an Eighth Air Force fighter unit stationed in England assigned primarily to RAF Duxford. It claimed 338 air-to-air and 358 air-to-ground aircraft destroyed. It flew its last mission on 13 April 1945.