00083826 UNCLASSIFIED 2430542 07-01-1942 2431029 10-31-1943

GROUP/0337/FIGHTER

HISTORY GP-337-HI 0000001414 B0281 935 1051 116 35 2446012 11-07-1984 GROUP WAS ACTIVATED 23 JUL 42 AT MORRIS FIELD, CHARLOTTE, NC BEING COMPRISED OF 98, 303, AND 304 SQUADRONS. GROUP WAS STATIONED SUCCESSIVELY AT DREW FIELD, TAMPA, FL AND SARASOTA/BRADENTON AIR FIELD, SARASOTA, FL. GROUP WAS DERIVED FROM 20 FIGHTER GROUP. GROUP'S MISSION WAS TO CONDUCT FIGHTER TRAINING IN P-39 AND P-40 AIRCRAFT. 24 FEB 43 GROUP ACQUIRED 440 FIGHTER SQUADRON. NONE SQUADRON/0098/FIGHTER SQUADRON/0303/FIGHTER SQUADRON/0304/FIGHTER SQUADRON/0440/FIGHTER INCLUDES SPECIAL AND GENERAL ORDERS, SUBORDINATE UNIT HISTORIES, VARIOUS ROSTERS, STATISTICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, COMMENDATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.