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VI Bomber Command

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Active
  
1941–1946

Role
  
Command and Control

Country
  
United States

VI Bomber Command

Branch
  
United States Army Air Forces

The VI Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. 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.

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It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone. It was credited with two submarines sunk and shared two others.

Lineage

  • Constituted as VI Bomber Command on 17 October 1941
    • Activated on 25 October 1941 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
  • 9th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 31 October 1942
  • 25th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1944
  • 40th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 1 July 1943
  • 3d Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946
  • 10th Bombardment Squadron, attached December 13, 1943, assigned December 17, 1943 - May 44
  • 29th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946
  • 74th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946
  • 397th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946

    • References

    VI Bomber Command Wikipedia
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