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The 408th Fighter Group was constituted during World War II as a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Activated in 1943, the group primarily served as a training and replacement unit, preparing fighter pilots and ground crews for deployment to combat theaters. Though it did not see combat as a group, the 408th contributed significantly to the effectiveness of operational units by supplying well-trained personnel. The group was inactivated in 1944 as the Army Air Forces reorganized its training structure.