XI Fighter Command

XI Fighter Command
XI Fighter Command
	P-40E-CU Warhawk of 11th Fighter Squadron, XI Fighter Command
Active	1942–1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command of fighter units
Engagements	Aleutian Islands Campaign

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.

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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^[1]

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