VI Bomber Command
Encyclopedia
The VI Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Albrook Field, Canal Zone
. It was inactivated on 1 November 1946.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Albrook Field, Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
. It was inactivated on 1 November 1946.
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
Stations
- Albrook Field, Canal ZonePanama Canal ZoneThe Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
, 25 October 1941-1 November 1946
Units assigned
- 6th Bombardment Group6th Air Mobility WingThe United States Air Force's 6th Air Mobility Wing is the host wing for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It is part of Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force....
, 9 December 1941-1 November 1943 - 9th Bombardment Group9th Operations GroupThe 9th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California....
, 25 October 1941-31 October 1942 - 25th Bombardment Group25th Tactical Reconnaissance WingThe 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing is an inactive United States Air Force wing. Its last duty assignment was at Chambley-Bussieres Air Base, France.-History:...
, 25 October 1941-6 April 1944 - 40th Bombardment Group40th Air Expeditionary WingThe United States Air Force's 40th Air Expeditionary Wing was an Air expeditionary unit located at Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, from 2001 to c. 2006....
, 25 October 1941-1 July 1943
- 3d Bombardment Squadron3d Bombardment SquadronThe 3d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 111th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, based at Travis Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 January 1953.-World War II:...
, 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 Squadron74th Bombardment SquadronThe 74th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 106th Bombardment Wing, based at March Air Force Base, California...
, 1 November 1943-1 November 1946 - 397th Bombardment Squadron397th Bombardment SquadronThe 397th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the VI Bomber Command, based at Rio Hato Army Air Base, Panama. It was inactivated on 1 November 1946.-Heraldry:...
, 1 November 1943-1 November 1946