86th Fighter Wing (Air National Guard)
The 86th Fighter Wing (86 FW) is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado. It was withdrawn from the Colorado Air National Guard (CO ANG) and inactivated on 31 October 1950.
| 86th Fighter Wing | |
|---|---|
F-51 Mustangs of the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, November 1946. The 120th was the first federally recognized Air National Guard unit in the United States. | |
| Active | 1943–1946; 1946-1950 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Wing |
| Role | Command and Control |
| Part of | Colorado Air National Guard |
This wing is not related to the United States Air Force 86th Fighter Wing that was Constituted on 1 July 1948 and activated in Germany the same day by the United States Air Forces in Europe.
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