It was disbanded in a general reorganization of the Army Air Forces into base units to make more efficient use of manpower.

Sawyer for use by the USAF, and after 1959 was responsible for air defense in the upper midwestern United States.

The 473d Fighter Group was activated at Grand Central Air Terminal, California in late 1943.

[5] The group was a Replacement Training Unit equipped primarily with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings,[1] but its squadrons flew a variety of aircraft.

[7] In the final days of March 1944, the group and three of its squadrons moved to Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington, while the 482d squadron moved to Moses Lake Army Air Field, Washington.

Although the 4042d was initially activated as a headquarters only, it would be the framework for a forward based Boeing B-52 Stratofortress equipped bombardment wing.

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