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Tiger Force, also known as the VLR Bomber Force, was the name given to a World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 British Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 long range heavy bomber
Heavy bomber

A heavy bomber is a bomber aircraft of the largest size, and typically longest ranges. The term was used primarily prior to and during World War II, when engine power was so scarce that designs had to be carefully tailored to their missions....
 force, formed in 1945, from squadrons serving with RAF Bomber Command
RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II, the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s, was at the peak of its postwar power with the V bombers and a supplemental force of English E...
 in Europe, for proposed use against targets in Japan
Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until its defeat in World War II in 1945....
. The unit was scheduled to be redeployed to the Pacific theatre
Pacific War

The Pacific War was the part of World War II?and preceding conflicts?that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937 and August 14, 1945....
 in the lead-up to the Allies'
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
 proposed Allied invasion of Japan
Operation Downfall

Operation Downfall was the overall Allies of World War II plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was cancelled when Surrender of Japan following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nagasaki, and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan....
. The unit was disbanded after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war.

History
At the Quebec Conference
Second Quebec Conference

The Second Quebec Conference was a high level military conference held during World War II between the United Kingdom, Canada and United States governments....
 of September 1944, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Order of the Garter, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, Territorial Decoration, Fellow of the Royal Society, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Queen's Privy Council for Canada was a Politics of the United Kingdom known chiefly for his leadership of the United King...
 proposed to transfer a large part of Bomber Command to the Pacific, comprising from 500 to 1,000 heavy bombers, once Germany was defeated.






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Tiger Force, also known as the VLR Bomber Force, was the name given to a World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 British Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 long range heavy bomber
Heavy bomber

A heavy bomber is a bomber aircraft of the largest size, and typically longest ranges. The term was used primarily prior to and during World War II, when engine power was so scarce that designs had to be carefully tailored to their missions....
 force, formed in 1945, from squadrons serving with RAF Bomber Command
RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II, the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s, was at the peak of its postwar power with the V bombers and a supplemental force of English E...
 in Europe, for proposed use against targets in Japan
Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until its defeat in World War II in 1945....
. The unit was scheduled to be redeployed to the Pacific theatre
Pacific War

The Pacific War was the part of World War II?and preceding conflicts?that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937 and August 14, 1945....
 in the lead-up to the Allies'
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
 proposed Allied invasion of Japan
Operation Downfall

Operation Downfall was the overall Allies of World War II plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was cancelled when Surrender of Japan following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nagasaki, and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan....
. The unit was disbanded after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war.

History


At the Quebec Conference
Second Quebec Conference

The Second Quebec Conference was a high level military conference held during World War II between the United Kingdom, Canada and United States governments....
 of September 1944, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Order of the Garter, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, Territorial Decoration, Fellow of the Royal Society, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Queen's Privy Council for Canada was a Politics of the United Kingdom known chiefly for his leadership of the United King...
 proposed to transfer a large part of Bomber Command to the Pacific, comprising from 500 to 1,000 heavy bombers, once Germany was defeated. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
 accepted the offer, stating that a "long and costly struggle" still lay ahead of the Allies.

The proposed force was soon scaled back to 22 squadrons in three groups
Group (air force unit)

Group is a term used by different air forces for an element of military organization. The size of a group varies considerably between different countries....
: one British Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 (RAF), one Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces....
 (RCAF) and one from various air forces. By late 1945 this had been scaled back to 10 squadrons in two composite groups, made up of RAF, RCAF, Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF began in March 1912 as the Australian Flying Corps and became a fully independent Air Force in March 1921....
 (RAAF) and Royal New Zealand Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is the air force of the Military of New Zealand. It was formed from New Zealand components of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923, although many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force until the end of the 1940s....
 (RNZAF) squadrons. Tiger Force was to have been based on Okinawa and would have used Avro Lancaster
Avro Lancaster

The Avro Lancaster was a United Kingdom four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the British Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley-Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the Royal Canadian Air Force and squadrons from other Commonwealth of Nations...
s, Avro Lincoln
Avro Lincoln

The Avro Type 694 Lincoln was a United Kingdom four-engined heavy bomber of the World War II, first flying on 9 June 1944 and entering service in August 1945, too late to be used in action....
s and Consolidated Liberators.

The colour scheme for Tiger Force aircraft was white upper-surfaces with black undersides; this scheme, despite the cancellation of operations against Japan, was apparent on many post-war Lancasters and Lincolns.

Tiger Force was officially disbanded on October 31, 1945, by which stage it included only British units.

Order of battle


Wings

  • No. 348 Wing RAF (later renamed 551 Wing)
  • No. 349 Wing RAF (552 Wing)
  • No. 350 Wing RAF (553 Wing)
  • No. 351 Wing RAF (554 Wing)
  • No. 555 Wing RAAF
  • No. 661 Wing RCAF
  • No. 662 Wing RCAF
  • No. 663 Wing RCAF
  • No. 664 Wing RCAF


Squadrons

Bomber squadrons
  • No. 7 Squadron RAF
    No. 7 Squadron RAF

    No. 7 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook RAF Chinook from RAF Odiham, Hampshire.7 Sqn is earmarked as the operator of the eight RAF Chinook#HC.3s on order, if the problems with the helicopters are ever resolved....
  • No. 9 Squadron RAF
  • No. 35 Squadron RAF
  • No. 44 Squadron RAF
    No. 44 Squadron RAF

    No. 44 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is no longer operational. For most of its history it served as a heavy bomber squadron....
     (replaced by 49 Squadron)
  • No. 49 Squadron RAF
    No. 49 Squadron RAF

    No. 49 Squadron was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1938 to 1965. They received their first Handley Page Hampden in September 1938....
     (replaced 44 Squadron)
  • No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF

    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was formed from the Royal Air Force's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron RAF, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders....
  • No. 207 Squadron RAF
  • No. 405 Squadron RCAF
    No. 405 Squadron RCAF

    No. 405 Squadron RCAF is a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It received the first production Canadair Argus in May 1958....
  • No. 408 Squadron RCAF
  • No. 419 Squadron RCAF
    No. 419 Squadron RCAF

    419 City of Kamloops Squadron is an Canadian Forces Air Command unit with the Canadian Forces. The squadron was originally formed during the Second World War as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force ....
  • No. 420 Squadron RCAF
    No. 420 Squadron RCAF

    No. 420 Squadron RCAF was a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force which existed from late December 1941 forwards. The Squadron's nickname was "Snowy Owl"....
  • No. 425 Squadron RCAF
    No. 425 Squadron RCAF

    No. 425 Squadron RCAF , also known as Alouette Squadron, is a unit flying the CF-18 Hornet aircraft from CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada....
  • No. 428 Squadron RCAF
    No. 428 Squadron RCAF

    No. 428 Squadron RCAF, also known as 428 Bomber Squadron, and 428 Ghost Squadron, was a bomber squadron in the Royal Canadian Air Force....
  • No. 431 Squadron RCAF
  • No. 434 Squadron RCAF
    No. 434 Squadron RCAF

    No. 434 Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber squadron that flew bombing operations over Europe during World War II.The unit was re-activated as the CF-5 operational training unit in the late 1960s at CFB Cold Lake....
  • No. 460 Squadron RAAF
    No. 460 Squadron RAAF

    Number 460 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force was raised during World War II at RAF Molesworth, in England on November 15, 1941. It was a multinational unit, but most personnel were Australian....
  • No. 463 Squadron RAAF
    No. 463 Squadron RAAF

    No. 463 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force heavy bomber squadron during World War II. The squadron was formed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 1943 from personnel and aircraft allocated from No....
  • No. 467 Squadron RAAF
    No. 467 Squadron RAAF

    No. 467 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force squadron during World War II. It was formed in the United Kingdom, under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan on 7 November 1942 and was equipped with Avro Lancaster heavy bombers....
  • No. 617 Squadron RAF
    No. 617 Squadron RAF

    No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is better known as the "Dambusters" squadron. It currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland....
  • No. 627 Squadron RAF
  • No. 635 Squadron RAF
    No. 635 Squadron RAF

    No. 635 Squadron RAF was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.The squadron motto was Nos Ducimus Ceteri Secunter ....
  • No. 692 Squadron RAF
    No. 692 Squadron RAF

    No. 692 Squadron RAF was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.The squadron was formed on 1 January 1944 at RAF Graveley as a light bomber unit, equipped with De Havilland Mosquito bombers, as part of the Light Night Striking Force of No....


Support units
  • No. 426 Squadron RCAF
    No. 426 Squadron RCAF

    No. 426 Squadron RCAF, also known as 426 Transport Training Squadron, and 426 Thunderbird is a transport training squadron in the Royal Canadian Air Force....
     (Transport)


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