| Unit Name: | 72d Fighter Wing |
| Dates: | 1943–1946 |
| Country: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army Air Forces |
| Type: | Fighter |
| Role: | Command and control of Fighter Operational and Replacement Training Units |
The 72d Fighter Wing was a wing of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Second Air Force, stationed at Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado. It was inactivated on 9 April 1946.[1]
The wing was initially activated as a command and control organization for heavy bomber training. In 1943 it became single-engine fighter training organization for Second Air Force.[1] The wing had jurisdiction for fighter training Operational Training Units and Replacement Training Units in the midwest. Bases assigned to the wing included:
Activated on 20 August 1943
Redesigned 72d Fighter Wing on 1 September 1943
Inactivated on 9 April 1946[1]