VI Bomber Command
| VI Bomber Command | |
|---|---|
Antisubmarine Campaign (American Theater)[1] | |
| Insignia | |
| VI Bomber Command emblem[note 1][1] |  |
The VI Bomber Command was a
Albrook Field, in the Panama Canal Zone
. It was inactivated on 1 November 1946.
It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone. It was credited with two submarines sunk and shared two others.[2]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 6th Bomber Command on 17 October 1941[note 2]
- Activated on 25 October 1941[3]
- Res\designated VI Bomber Command c. 18 September 1942
- Inactivated on 1 November 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948[1]
Assignments
- Caribbean Air Force (later 6th Air Force, Sixth Air Force), 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1946[1]
Components
- Groups
- 6th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1943[4]
- VI Fighter Command after 28 January 1942)[5]
- 25th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1944[6]
- 6th Interceptor Command after 15 January 1942); 22 June 1942 – 9 July 1943[7]
- Squadrons
- 3d Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[8]
- 10th Bombardment Squadron, attached 13 December 1943, assigned 17 December 1943 - c. 9 May 44[9]
- 29th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[10]
- 59th Bombardment Squadron, 25 October 1941 – 19 March 1943 (attached to Trinidad Detachment, VI Fighter Command after 21 July 1942)[11]
- 74th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[12]
- 397th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946[13]
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- ^ Approved 18 March 1942.
- roman numerals to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. "Air Force Historical Research Agency Organizational Reconds: Types of USAF Organizations". Air Force History Index. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e Maurer, pp. 444-445
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (27 June 2012). "Factsheet 6 Operations Group (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Musser, James M. (6 August 2019). "Factsheet 9 Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (26 March 2018). "Factsheet 25 Attack Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel L. "Lineage and Honors History of the 40 Air Expeditionary Wing (PACAF)" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 19
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 54-55
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 145
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 232-233
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 270-271
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 486-487
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Conaway, William. "VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45". Planes and Pilots Of World War Two.
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