VIII Fighter Command

Summary

VIII Fighter Command is a military unit^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• VIII Fighter Command is in the country of United States^[3].
• VIII Fighter Command's image is recorded as RAF Debden - 8th Fighter Command P-51D Mustangs on Line.jpg^[4].
• VIII Fighter Command's instance of is recorded as military unit^[5].
• VIII Fighter Command's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134952327^[6].
• VIII Fighter Command's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86088472^[7].
• VIII Fighter Command's child organization or unit is recorded as 4th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[8].
• VIII Fighter Command's child organization or unit is recorded as 20th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[9].
• VIII Fighter Command's child organization or unit is recorded as 55th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[10].
• VIII Fighter Command's child organization or unit is recorded as 56th Fighter Group^[11].
• VIII Fighter Command's child organization or unit is recorded as 78th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[12].
• VIII Fighter Command's child organization or unit is recorded as 352nd Fighter Group^[13].
• VIII Fighter Command's child organization or unit is recorded as 361st Fighter Group^[14].
• +1942-01-19T00:00:00Z marks the founding of VIII Fighter Command^[15].
• VIII Fighter Command was dissolved in +1948-10-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• VIII Fighter Command's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lc3x^[17].

Body

Founding

+1942-01-19T00:00:00Z marks the founding of VIII Fighter Command^[15].

Operations

Subsidiaries include 4th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[8], a military unit^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 1942^[20]; 20th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[9], a military unit^[21], founded in 1942^[22]; 55th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[10], a military unit^[23], founded in 1940^[24]; 56th Fighter Group^[11], founded in 1941^[25]; 78th Fighter Group (United States Army Air Forces)^[12], a military unit^[26], founded in 1942^[27]; and 352nd Fighter Group^[13], a military unit^[28], founded in 1942^[29], headquartered in RAF Bodney^[30].

Dissolution

VIII Fighter Command was dissolved in +1948-10-08T00:00:00Z^[16].

Why It Matters

VIII Fighter Command ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]