Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command

The Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Waller Field, Trinidad. It was inactivated on 15 March 1944.

History

Engaged in antisubmarine operations.

Lineage

• Established as the Caribbean Interceptor Command on 3 June 1941

Redesignated VI Interceptor Command on 17 October 1941

Redesignated VI Fighter Command in May 1942

Redesignated Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command in October 1943.

Disbanded on 15 March 1944

Assignments

• Sixth Air Force, 17 October 1941-October 1943
• Antilles Air Command, October 1943-15 March 1944

Stations

• Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 25 October 1941
• Henry Barracks, Puerto Rico, 20 March 1943
• Waller Field, Trinidad, 15 May 1943 – 15 March 1944

Units assigned

Wing

• 12 Pursuit Wing, 20 November 1940 – 6 March 1942

Group

• 9th Bombardment Group, 30 October 1941 – 30 October 1942

59th Bombardment Squadron, 21 July 1942-19 March 1943 (Attached)

• 36th Fighter Group, January 1941-May 1943

Squadron

• 12th Bombardment Squadron (25th Bombardment Group), 1 November 1942 – 24 July 1943

(Under Operational Control)

References

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

• 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. 

USAAF Sixth Air Force in World War II
Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)
Airfields	Caribbean Coolidge (Antigua) Dakota (Aruba) Batista (Cuba) Camaguey (Cuba) Hato (Curacao) Vernam (Jamaica) Arecibo (Puerto Rico) Borinquen (Puerto Rico) Losey (Puerto Rico) Benedict (Saint Croix) Beane (Saint Lucia) St. Thomas Airport (Saint Thomas) Carlsen (Trinidad) Piarco Airport (Trinidad) Waller (Trinidad) Canal Zone Albrook France Howard Panama Aguadulce Anton Calzada Larga Chame David La Chorrera Madden Patilla Point Pocri Río Hato Central and South America Belem (Brazil) Atkinson (British Guiana) Zandery (Dutch Guiana) Salinas (Ecuador) Baltra (Galápagos Islands) Guatemala City (Guatemala) Talara (Peru)
Units	Commands VI Bomber Command VI Fighter Command XXVI Fighter Command XXXVI Fighter Command VI Air Force Service Antilles Air Command Wings 6th Fighter 13th Bombardment 19th Composite 24th Composite Groups Fighter 16th Fighter 32d Fighter 36th Fighter 37th Fighter 53d Fighter Bomber 6th Bombardment 9th Bombardment 25th Bombardment 40th Bombardment Reconnaissance 72d Reconnaissance Squadrons 1st Depot Repair 20th Troop Carrier 23d Antisubmarine 91st Reconnaissance
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