83d Fighter-Day Group
The 83d Fighter-Day Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 83d Fighter-Day Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, where it was inactivated on 8 December 1957.History
During World War II, the 83d Fighter Group served as a First Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolt replacement training unit.
In the Cold War, the 83d Fighter-Day Group was a Tactical Air Command unit initially equipped with North American F-86 Sabres, and subsequently North American F-100 Super Sabres. The unit was inactivated on 8 December 1957. Its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the 4th Fighter-Day Wing, which moved to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base the same day. Each of the group's squadrons was similarly replaced by one of the 4th group's squadrons: the 448th Fighter-Day Squadron by the 333d Fighter-Day Squadron; the 532d Fighter-Day Squadron by the 334th Fighter-Day Squadron; the 533d Fighter-Day Squadron by the 335th Fighter-Day Squadron; and the 534th Fighter-Day Squadron by the 336th Fighter-Day Squadron. The 4th Fighter Wing with its operational squadrons have, under various designations, remained at Seymour Johnson AFB for over 50 years.Lineage
- Constituted as the 83d Fighter Group on 18 September 1943
- Reconstituted and redesignated the 83d Fighter-Day Group on 24 February 1956
Assignments
- I Fighter Command, 25 September 1943 – 10 April 1944
- 83d Fighter-Day Wing, 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
Components
- 448th Fighter Squadron: 25 September 1943 – 10 April 1944; 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
- 532d Fighter Squadron: 25 September 1943 – 10 April 1944; 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
- 533d Fighter Squadron: 25 September 1943 – 10 April 1944; 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
- 534th Fighter Squadron: 25 September 1943 – 10 April 1944; 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
Stations
- Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia, 25 September 1943
- Dover Army Air Field, Delaware, 22 November 1943 – 10 April 1944
- Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, 8 July 1956 – 8 December 1957
Aircraft
- P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943–1944
- F-86 Sabre, 1956
- F-100 Super Sabre, 1956–1957
