VIII Fighter Command, USAAF

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VIII FIGHTER COMMAND, USAAF

History: Constituted as VIII Interceptor Command on 19 January 1942. Activated on 1 February 1942. Redesignated VIII Fighter Command in May 1942. Moved to the United Kingdom May-July 1942 and served with the Eight Air Force until after V-E- Day. Inactivated in the UK on 20 March 1946 and Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Coat of arms (crest) of the VIII Fighter Command, USAAF

Official blazon

Insigne: A Figurehead consisting of a blue demi-lion rampant outlined in gold.

Origin/meaning

The Insigne was approved on 23 May 1942.


Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons