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Military unit
The Antilles Air Command is a disbanded
United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with
Sixth Air Force, based at
Borinquen Field,
Puerto Rico, where it was inactivated on 25 August 1946.
Engaged in antisubmarine operations, 1941–1945. Inactivated 1946.
History
Lineage
- Constituted as the Antilles Air Task Force on 20 February 1943
- Activated on 1 March 1943
- Redesigned Antilles Air Command c. 1 June 1943
- Inactivated on 25 August 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
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Assignments
Stations
Components
- Attached to Puerto Rican Department: 29 March 1942-23 March 1943
- Attached to Antilles Air Task Force: 23 March-1 June 1943
- Assigned to Antilles Air Command: 1 July 1943-25 August 1946
- Attached to
Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command: 5 August–December 1943
- Detached to 25th Bombardment Squadron: 26 April-1 August 1943
- Attached: 26 July-21 October 1948
- Assigned: 21 October 1948-22 January 1949
- Attached to Trinidad Sector and Base Command, 6 August 1942-1 June 1943
- Assigned to Antilles Air Command: 1 June 1943-15 March 1944
References
Notes
Bibliography
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
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