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Military unit
The VI Bomber Command was a
military formation of the
United States Army Air Forces. 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.
It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone. It was credited with two submarines sunk and shared two others.
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Lineage
- Constituted as the 6th Bomber Command on 17 October 1941
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- Activated on 25 October 1941
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- Res\designated VI Bomber Command c. 18 September 1942
- Inactivated on 1 November 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
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Assignments
- Caribbean Air Force (later 6th Air Force,
Sixth Air Force), 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1946
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Components
- Groups
- Squadrons
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
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e Maurer, pp. 444-445
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^ 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.
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^ Conaway, William.
"VI Bombardment Command History". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
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^ Robertson, Patsy (27 June 2012).
"Factsheet 6 Operations Group (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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^ Musser, James M. (6 August 2019).
"Factsheet 9 Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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^ Haulman, Daniel L. (26 March 2018).
"Factsheet 25 Attack Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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^ 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.
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 19
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 54-55
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 145
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 232-233
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 270-271
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^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 486-487
Bibliography
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
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