UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES
 

 

DISTINGUISHING FLAGS & GUIDONS
 XIX TACTICAL AIR COMMAND  •  NINTH AIR FORCE  •  WORLD WAR II
 
In June 1944 the Ninth Air Force's XIX Tactical Air Command was headquartered at Bushy Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire. Its two subordinate fighter wings embodied seven fighter groups equipped with either P-47 Thunderbolts or P-51 Mustangs. Also assigned to the command were four signal battalions, a signal construction battalion, a military police company and a station complement squadron.
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

 

         

IX TACTICAL AIR COMMAND


100th FIGHTER WING

303rd FIGHTER WING

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT GUIDONS


HHS, XIX TACTICAL AIR COMMAND




HHS, 100th FIGHTER WING



HHS, 303rd FIGHTER WING
 

SERVICE & SUPPORT UNIT GUIDONS



319th STATION COMPLEMENT SQUADRON
 

 

4th SIGNAL BATTALION (TACTICAL AIR) (AVIATION)

  

 

11th SIGNAL BATTALION (TACTICAL AIR) (AVIATION)
 

DETACHMENT A
738th SIGNAL BATTALION (AIR WARNING) (AVIATION)

  

 

932nd SIGNAL BATTALION (COMMAND) (AVIATION) (-)
 

 

448th SIGNAL BATTALION (HEAVY CONSTRUCTION) (AVIATION)

 

  

 

1230th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY (AVIATION) (-)

 

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