XXII Tactical Air Command

XXII Tactical Air Command
Active	1942-1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control
Engagements	World War II

The XXII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, based at Pomigliano Airfield, Italy. It was inactivated on 4 October 1945.

History

Lineage

Constituted as XII Interceptor Command on 26 February 1942

Activated on 5 March 1942

Redesignated XII Fighter Command in May 1942

Redesignated XXII Tactical Air Command in November 1944

Inactivated in Italy on 4 October 1945

Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

Third Air Force, 5 March 1942
Twelfth Air Force, 12 September 1942 – 4 October 1945

Attached to Eighth Air Force, 12 September-26 October 1942

Stations

Drew Field, Florida, 5 March-27 August 1942
RAF Wattisham, England, 12 September 1942
RAF Bushey Hall, England, 17 September-26 October 1942
Oran Tafaraoui Airport, Algeria, 8 November 1942
La Senia Airfield, Algeria, 12 November 1942
Tebessa Airfield, Algeria, December 1942

La Senia Airfield, Algeria, 12 January 1943
Algiers, Algeria, 20 March 1943
Caserta (Naples), Italy, 14 July 1944
Florence Airfield, Italy, 15 September 1944
Pomigliano Airfield, Italy, August-4 October 1945.

Wings

3d Air Defense Wing: 22 February-9 March 1943
62d Fighter (formerly 1st Air Defense) Wing: 30 January 1943 – 12 September 1945
63d Fighter (formerly 2d Air Defense) Wing: 27 January 1943 – 14 June 1945
87th Fighter Wing: 11 January 1944 – 1 April 1945.

Operations

Formed in southeast US, in early 1942. Moved to England in September 1942 and to North Africa during October–November 1942. Served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until the end of the war. Inactivated in Italy

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

External links

USAAF Twelfth Air Force in World War II

Stations

Morocco	Berguent Casablanca Guercif Louis Gentil Marnia Médiouna Nouasser Port Lyautey Oujda Rabat Sale Ras el Ma

Algeria	Ain M'lila Berteaux Biskra Canrobert Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Constantine Es Sénia (Oran) Maison Blanche (Algiers) Matemore Montesquieu Nouvion Orleansville Philippeville Relizane Rerhaia Saint-Donat Saint-Leu Sedrata Sainte-Barbe du Tlélat Tafaraoui (Oran) Tébessa Telergma Thiersville Youks-les-Bains

Tunisia	Bizerte Dar el Koudia Depienne Djedeida Djilma Ebba Ksour El Djem El Bathan Enfidaville Goubrine Grombalia Hergla Kairouan Korba La Marsa La Sebala Le Sers Massicault Mateur Menzel Temime Monastir Oudna Pont du Fahs Protville Sainte Marie du Zit Souk-el-Arba Souk-el-Khemis Soliman Sousse Thelepte

Italy	Agrigento (Sicily) Bagnoli Barcelona LG (Sicily) Bari Boccadifalco (Sicily) Borizzo (Sicily) Capodichino (Naples) Castel Volturno Castelvetrano (Sicily) Cassibile (Sicily) Cattolica Catania (Sicily) Cercola Comiso (Sicily) Ciampino (Rome) Cesenatico Decimomannu (Sardinia) Elmas (Sardinia) Falconara Fano Florence Foggia Follonica Gerbini (Sicily) Gioia Grosseto Grottaglie Iesi Le Banca Lecce Licata (Sicily) Manduria Marcianise Malignano Mazzara (Sicily) Milazzo (Sicily) Messina (Sicily) Montalto Di Castro Nettuno Montecorvino Ombrene Orbetello Paestum Pisa Pantelleria Pignataro Maggiore Piombino Pomigliano Ponte Galeria Pontedera Pompeii Ponte Olivo (Sicily) Reggio Calabria Rocca Bernardo Rosia San Pancrazio Santa Maria Scordia (Sicily) Sele Serretella Tarquinia Termini (Sicily) Tortorella Torrente Comunelli Tre Cancello Voltone Vesuvius

France	Aghione (Corsica) Amberieu (Y-5) Amiens (B-48) Clastres (A-71) Dijon (Y-9) Dôle-Tavaux (Y-7) Ghisonaccia (Corsica) Gisonochia (Corsica) Istres (Y-17) La Vallon (Y-18) Le Luc Luneville (Y-2) Loyettes (Y-25) Poretta (Corsica) Saint-Dizier (A-64) Salon de Provence (Y-16) Serragia (Corsica) Solonzara (Corsica) Tantonville (Y-1) Toul-Ochey (A-96)

Units

Commands

XII Bomber
XII Tactical Air
XXII Tactical Air
XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)

Wings

Groups

Bombardment	2d Bombardment 12th Bombardment 17th Bombardment 47th Bombardment 97th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 99th Bombardment 301st Bombardment 310th Bombardment 319th Bombardment 320th Bombardment 321st Bombardment 340th Bombardment 376th Bombardment

Fighter	1st Fighter 14th Fighter 27th Fighter 31st Fighter 33d Fighter 52d Fighter 57th Fighter 79th Fighter 81st Fighter 82d Fighter 86th Fighter 324th Fighter 325th Fighter 332d Fighter 350th Fighter

Reconnaissance	3d Reconnaissance 5th Reconnaissance 68th Reconnaissance

Troop carrier	60th Troop Carrier 61st Troop Carrier 62d Troop Carrier 64th Troop Carrier 313th Troop Carrier 314th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier

Squadrons

United States Army Air Forces

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