On 1 October 1957, the 8th Fighter-Bomber Group inactivated, with the flying squadrons then assigned directly to the wing.

It was last assigned to the 319th Fighter-Bomber Group.

Activated again in the Reserve as a Fighter-Bomber Group the following year.

In 1956 he was given command of the 438th Fighter-Bomber Group.

As a result, the F-86's of the 21st Fighter-Bomber Group had to be removed from France.

It was assigned to the 121st Fighter-Bomber Group.

The 407th was redesignated the 407th Fighter-Bomber Group on 15 August 1943.

The 85th had been re-designated as a Fighter-Bomber Group, was assigned the new mission of training replacement pilots.

See 81st Fighter-Bomber Group for complete lineage and timeline information.

On 9 December the personnel and assets of the 388th were transferred to the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group.