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.

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

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

Assignments

• Eleventh Air Force, 15 March 1942 – 31 March 1944

Stations

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

Components

Group

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

Squadrons

• 11th Fighter Squadron: 7 June – 11 September 1942
• 18th Fighter Squadron: 7 June – 11 September 1942
• 54th Fighter Squadron: 31 May – 11 September 1942

References

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