VI Bomber Command
The VI Bomber Command was a military formation of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force. It was based throughout its service at Albrook Field, in the Panama Canal Zone. It was inactivated on 1 November 1946.
| VI Bomber Command | |
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 Emblem of the VI Bomber Command | |
| Active | 1941–1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Bombardment |
It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone. It was credited with two submarines sunk and shared two others.[1]
Lineage
- Constituted as VI Bomber Command on 17 October 1941
- Activated on 25 October 1941[2]
- Inactivated on 1 November 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
Assignments
- Caribbean Air Force 25 October 1941
- Redesignated: 6 Air Force on 2 February 1942
- Redesignated: Sixth Air Force on 18 September 1942-1 November 1946
Units assigned
- 6th Bombardment Group, 9 December 1941 – 1 November 1943[3]
- 9th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 31 October 1942[4]
- 25th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1944[5]
- 40th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 1 July 1943[6]
- 3d Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[7]
- 10th Bombardment Squadron, attached December 13, 1943, assigned December 17, 1943 - May 44[8]
- 29th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[9]
- 74th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[10]
- 397th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[11]
Notes
- Conaway, William. "Confirmed Sinkings of German U-Boats by VI Bomber Command Bombardment Aircraft". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "VI Bombardment Command History". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "6th Bombardment Group (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "9th Bombardment Group (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "25th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "40th Bombardment Group (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "3rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "10th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "29th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "74th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
- Conaway, William. "397th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Conaway, William. "VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45". Planes and Pilots Of World War Two.
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