XI Bomber Command

The XI Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Eleventh Air Force, stationed at Shemya Army Air Base, Alaska (Territory). It was inactivated on 31 March 1944

XI Bomber Command
Active1943–1944
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
TypeFighter

The command controlled primarily medium and light bomber units assigned or deployed to Alaska during the World War II Aleutian Islands Campaign in conjunction with Eleventh Air Force.

History

Lineage

  • Constituted as XI Bomber Command on 4 March 1943
Activated in Alaska on 19 March 1943
Disbanded in Alaska on 31 March 1944.

Assignments

Stations

Components

  • 28th Bombardment Group, Assigned: 19 March 1943 – 31 March 1944
  • Numerous units (groups, squadrons) temporarily attached.

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.
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