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39th Air Division
39th Air Division
	39th Air Division F-100 deployed to Korea
Active	1952&ndash1968
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command of tactical and air defense forces
Part of	Pacific Air Forces
Insignia
39th Air Division emblem (Approved 25 June 1954)

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The 39th Air Division (39th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Fifth Air Force, being stationed at Misawa Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on 15 January 1968.

History

"Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the 39th Air Division controlled all of the units responsible for the air defense of north Japan, which included northern Honshu and Hokkaido islands and the contiguous territorial waters."^[1]

"In this role the 39th trained the assigned units and controlled aerial interception missions when Japanese air space was violated. The division also controlled air refueling and ECM missions, and trained personnel of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force in flying operations, radar operations and maintenance, and proper radio procedures."^[1]

"After the Soviet Union shot down an RB-29 aircraft on 7 November 1954, the 39th provided fighter escort for all friendly reconnaissance aircraft flying near Soviet territory and the Northern Air Defense Sector."^[1]

"The division also supported combat operations during the Vietnam War."^[1]

Lineage

Designated as the 39th Air Division (Defense) and organized on 1 March 1952

Redesignated as: 39th Air Division on 18 March 1955

Discontinued and inactivated on 15 January 1968^[1]

Assignments

Japan Air Defense Force, 1 March 1952
Fifth Air Force, 1 September 1954 – 15 January 1968^[1]

Stations

Misawa Air Base, Japan, 1 March 1952 – 15 January 1968^[1]

Components

Wings

4th Fighter-Bomber Wing (later 4th Fighter-Day Wing)

Attached 1–7 March 1955

Assigned 8 March 1955 – 8 December 1957

12 Strategic Fighter: Attached 18 May – 10 August 1953 and 10 May – 7 August 1954
21 Tactical Fighter: 10 November 1958 – 18 June 1960
27 Fighter Escort (later, 27th Strategic Fighter): attached 13 October 1952 – c. 13 February 1953
31 Fighter Escort (later, 31 Strategic Fighter): attached 10 July – 11 October 1952 and 10 November 1953 – 12 February 1954
49 Fighter Bomber

Attached 7 November 1953 – 1 March 1955

Assigned 1 March 1955 – 15 April 1957

407 Strategic Fighter: attached 8 August – 10 November 1954
506 Strategic Fighter: attached 13 August – 7 November 1953
508 Strategic Fighter: attached 18 February – 18 May 1953^[1]

Squadrons

4 Fighter Interceptor

Attached 10 August 1954 – 1 March 1955

Assigned 1 March 1955 – 20 June 1965

45 Tactical Reconnaissance: 25 April 1960 – 15 January 1968
67 Tactical Fighter: 15 December 1967 – 15 January 1968
339 Fighter Interceptor: 1 March 1955 – 15 January 1958
356th Tactical Fighter Squadron: 29 November 1965 – 15 January 1968
416 Tactical Fighter: 18 June 1960 – 16 June 1964
418 Fighter Day: 10 December 1957 – 25 March 1958
531 Tactical Fighter: 18 June 1960 – 16 June 1964
612 Tactical Fighter: 3 November 1965 – 15 January 1968^[1]

Aircraft

F-84 Thunderjet, 1952 – 1954, 1958 – 1959
KB-29 Superfortress, 1953 – 1954
F-86 Sabre, 1954 – 1960
F-100 Super Sabre, 1957 – 1964
F-102 Delta Dagger, 1960 – 1965
RF-101, 1958 – 1968
F-105 Thunderchief, 1967 – 1968^[1]

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Air Force Historical Research Agency: 39th Air Division

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Factsheet 39 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

[39ADfacts-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Factsheet 39 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

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 ==History==
+"Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the 39th Air Division controlled all of the units responsible for the air defense of north Japan, which included northern [[Honshu]] and [[Hokkaido]] islands and the contiguous territorial waters."<ref name=39ADfacts/>
+"In this role the 39th trained the assigned units and controlled aerial interception missions when Japanese air space was violated. The division also controlled air refueling and ECM missions, and trained personnel of the [[Japanese Air Self Defense Force]] in flying operations, radar operations and maintenance, and proper radio procedures."<ref name=39ADfacts/>
-===Lineage===
-* Designated '''39th Air Division (Defense)''', and organized, on 1 March 1952
+"After the [[Soviet Union]] shot down an RB-29 aircraft on 7 November 1954, the 39th provided fighter escort for all friendly reconnaissance aircraft flying near Soviet territory and the Northern Air Defense Sector."<ref name=39ADfacts/>
+"The division also supported combat operations during the [[Vietnam War]]."<ref name=39ADfacts/>
+==Lineage==
+* Designated as the '''39th Air Division''' (Defense)''' and organized on 1 March 1952
 : Redesignated as: '''39th Air Division''' on 18 March 1955
-: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 January 1968.
+: Discontinued and inactivated on 15 January 1968<ref name=39ADfacts/>
 ===Assignments===
+* Japan Air Defense Force, 1 March 1952
-* [[PACAF|Far East Air Forces]] (later Pacific Air Forces)
+* [[Fifth Air Force]], 1 September 1954 &ndash; 15 January 1968<ref name=39ADfacts/>
-: Japan Air Defense Force, 1 March 1952
-: [[Fifth Air Force]], 1 September 1954 &ndash; 15 January 1968.
 ===Stations===
-* [[Misawa AB]], Japan, 1 March 1952 &ndash; 15 January 1968.
+* [[Misawa Air Base]], Japan, 1 March 1952 &ndash; 15 January 1968<ref name=39ADfacts/>
 ===Components===
+====Wings====
-{{Col-begin}}
+* [[4th Fighter-Bomber Wing]] (later 4th Fighter-Day Wing)
-{{Col-break|width=50%}}
-'''Wings'''
-* [[4th Fighter Wing|4 Fighter Bomber (later, 4 Fighter Day)]]
 : Attached 1–7 March 1955
 : Assigned 8 March 1955 &ndash; 8 December 1957
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 * [[407th Air Expeditionary Group|407 Strategic Fighter]]: attached 8 August &ndash; 10 November 1954
 * [[506th Air Expeditionary Group|506 Strategic Fighter]]: attached 13 August &ndash; 7 November 1953
-* [[508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing|508 Strategic Fighter]]: attached 18 February &ndash; 18 May 1953.
+* [[508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing|508 Strategic Fighter]]: attached 18 February &ndash; 18 May 1953<ref name=39ADfacts/>
+====Squadrons====
-{{Col-break|width=50%}}
-'''Squadrons'''
 * [[4th Fighter Squadron|4 Fighter Interceptor]]
 : Attached 10 August 1954 &ndash; 1 March 1955
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 * 418 Fighter Day: 10 December 1957 &ndash; 25 March 1958
 * 531 Tactical Fighter: 18 June 1960 &ndash; 16 June 1964
-* 612 Tactical Fighter: 3 November 1965 &ndash; 15 January 1968.
+* 612 Tactical Fighter: 3 November 1965 &ndash; 15 January 1968<ref name=39ADfacts/>
-{{Col-end}}
 ===Aircraft===
-* [[F-84 Thunderjet]], 1952 &ndash; 1954, 1958 &ndash; 1959;
+* [[F-84 Thunderjet]], 1952 &ndash; 1954, 1958 &ndash; 1959
-* [[B-29 Superfortress#USAAF/USAF/USN|KB-29 Superfortress]], 1953 &ndash; 1954;
+* [[B-29 Superfortress#USAAF/USAF/USN|KB-29 Superfortress]], 1953 &ndash; 1954
-* [[F-86 Sabre]], 1954 &ndash; 1960;
+* [[F-86 Sabre]], 1954 &ndash; 1960
-* [[F-100 Super Sabre]], 1957 &ndash; 1964;
+* [[F-100 Super Sabre]], 1957 &ndash; 1964
-* [[F-102 Delta Dagger]], 1960 &ndash; 1965;
+* [[F-102 Delta Dagger]], 1960 &ndash; 1965
-* [[F-101 Voodoo#RF-101A|RF-101]], 1958 &ndash; 1968;
+* [[F-101 Voodoo#RF-101A|RF-101]], 1958 &ndash; 1968
-* [[F-105 Thunderchief]], 1967 &ndash; 1968.
+* [[F-105 Thunderchief]], 1967 &ndash; 1968<ref name=39ADfacts/>
-===Operational history===
-Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the 39th Air Division controlled all of the units responsible for the air defense of north Japan, which included northern [[Honshu]] and [[Hokkaido]] islands and the contiguous territorial waters.
-In this role the 39th trained the assigned units and controlled aerial interception missions when Japanese air space was violated. The division also controlled air refueling and ECM missions, and trained personnel of the [[Japanese Air Self Defense Force]] in flying operations, radar operations and maintenance, and proper radio procedures.
-After the [[Soviet Union]] shot down an RB-29 aircraft on 7 November 1954, the 39th provided fighter escort for all friendly reconnaissance aircraft flying near Soviet territory and the Northern Air Defense Sector.
-The division also supported combat operations during the [[Vietnam War]].
 ==See also==

v t e Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)
Air Forces	Fifth Seventh (Air Forces Korea) Eleventh Thirteenth Expeditionary
Bases	Andersen Eielson Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (Elmendorf Air Force Base) Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (Hickam Air Force Base) Kadena Kunsan Misawa Osan Yokota
Wings	3rd 8th Fighter 15th 18th 35th Fighter 36th 51st Fighter 354th Fighter 374th Airlift