title: New York Fighter Wing
text: # New York Fighter Wing
  
  The New York Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Mitchel Field, New York It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.
  
  The wing was a World War II air defense organization, reporting to First Air Force, responsible for the air defense of the New York City metropolitan area. The wing was also a training organization for fighter groups and personnel, with assigned groups subsequently deploying to overseas theaters.
  
  ## History
  
  ### Lineage
  
  * Constituted as New York Air Defense Wing on 6 August 1942
  
      Activated on 11 August 1942
      Redesignated New York Fighter Wing in July 1943
      Inactivated on 10 April 1944, personnel reassigned to 164th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter Control).
      Disbanded on 8 October 1948.
  
  ### Assignments
  
  * I Fighter Command, 11 August 1942 – 10 April 1944
  
  ### Stations
  
  * Mitchel Field, New York, 11 August 1942 – April 1946
  