XI Fighter Command

The XI Fighter Command was a command of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Eleventh Air Force, stationed at Adak Army Airfield, Alaska.

XI Fighter Command
P-40E-CU Warhawk of 11th Fighter Squadron, XI Fighter Command
Active	1942–1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command of fighter units
Engagements	Aleutian Islands Campaign[1]

The command controlled fighter units in Alaska during the World War II Aleutian Islands Campaign under Eleventh Air Force. It was activated in March 1942 and inactivated on 31 March 1944.

Lineage

• Constituted as the 11th Interceptor Command on 8 March 1942^{[note 1]}

Activated in Alaska on 15 March 1942

Redesignated 11th Fighter Command on 15 May 1942

Redesignated XI Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942

Disbanded in Alaska on 31 March 1944^[1]

Assignments

• Eleventh Air Force, 15 March 1942 – 31 March 1944^[2]

Stations

• Elmendorf Field, Alaska, 15 March 1942
• Adak Army Airfield, Alaska, 12 September 1943 – 31 March 1944^[1]

Components

Group

• 343d Fighter Group: 15 March 1942 – 31 March 1944

Squadrons

• 11th Fighter Squadron: 7 June – 11 September 1942^[3]
• 18th Fighter Squadron: 7 June – 11 September 1942^[4]
• 54th Fighter Squadron: 31 May – 11 September 1942^[5]

References

Notes

Explanatory notes

1. Maurer indicates unit was constituted as the "XI" Interceptor Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an arabic number in its name. The use of roman numerals to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. "Air Force Historical Research Agency Organizational Reconds: Types of USAF Organizations". Air Force History Index. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

Citations

1. Maurer, Combat Units, p. 449
2. Butler, William M. (10 December 2008). "Factsheet Eleventh Air Force (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
3. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 61-62
4. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 99
5. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 223-224

Bibliography

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

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.