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XXVI Fighter Command
Former formation of the United States Army Air Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The XXVI Fighter Command was a formation of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Sixth Air Force throughout its existence. It was based at Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone, where it was inactivated on 25 August 1946. It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone.
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![]() Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra, serial 44-3866 of the 28th Fighter Squadron, XXVI Fighter Command | |
Active | 1942–1946 |
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Role | Command of fighter units |
Part of | Sixth Air Force |
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In 1947, when the United States Air Force (USAF) became independent, the Army transferred all Army Air Forces, Air Service and Air Corps units (there were a number of Air Corps units that had never been in the Army Air Forces, and a few Air Service units) to the USAF. A year later, the newly forming USAF permanently disbanded the command.