UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES

DISTINGUISHING FLAGS & GUIDONS XV FIGHTER COMMAND  • FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE  •  WORLD WAR II

In June 1944 the Fifteenth Air Force's XV Fighter Command embodied two subordinate fighter wings with a total of seven fighter groups and two photo reconnaissance groups equipped with either P-38 Lightnings, P-47 Thunderbolts or P-51 Mustangs and their recon variants. Units belonging to the US Army Air Corps had flags and guidons based on the colors ultramarine blue and golden orange, the Air Corps branch colors. These were used also for flags of United States Army Air Forces units, i.e. wings and above. Those units, mostly service and support, that did not belong to the Air Corps had flags and guidons of the designs authorized for their parent branches. USAAF distinguishing flags were made of wool bunting, 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly. They were always carried or displayed with a National Standard, Service, made of wool bunting, 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly plus 2 1/2-inch yellow silk fringe. Headquarters squadron (HHS) guidons were of the same colors and design as the organizational flag. Credits: The drawings on this page are based on the specifications given in Army Regulation 260-10 dated 25 October 1944, a copy of which was kindly provided by FOTW Mailing List member Joseph McMillan. Order of battle information was taken from Dr. Leo Niehorster’s outstanding and essential website, World War II Armed Forces: Orders of Battle and Organizations.

NATIONAL STANDARD, SERVICE & DISTINGUISHING FLAGS
XV FIGHTER COMMAND
305th FIGHTER WING	306th FIGHTER WING

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT GUIDONS
HHS, XV FIGHTER COMMAND
HHS, 305th FIGHTER WING	HHS, 306th FIGHTER WING
341st SIGNAL COMPANY (AVIATION) (WING)

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