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VIII Fighter Command

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Branch United States Army Air Forces
FoundedJanuary 19
1942
Notable commandersBrigadier General Frank O'Driscoll Hunter Major General William Ellsworth Kepner
Active1942-1946
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Date of Upd.
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About VIII Fighter Command


The VIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit of command above the Wings and below the numbered air force. Its primary mission was command and control of fighter operations within the Eighth Air Force. In the World War II European Theater, its primary mission was air superiority.

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