VI Bomber Command

VI Bomber Command
Emblem of the VI Bomber Command
Active	1941–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Command and Control

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.

It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone. It was credited with two submarines sunk and shared two others.^[1]

Lineage

• Constituted as VI Bomber Command on 17 October 1941

Activated on 25 October 1941^[2]

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^[3]
• 9th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 31 October 1942^[4]
• 25th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1944^[5]
• 40th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 1 July 1943^[6]
• 3d Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[7]
• 10th Bombardment Squadron, attached December 13, 1943, assigned December 17, 1943 - May 44^[8]
• 29th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[9]
• 74th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[10]
• 397th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[11]

Notes

1. 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.
2. Conaway, William. "VI Bombardment Command History". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
3. Conaway, William. "6th Bombardment Group (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
4. Conaway, William. "9th Bombardment Group (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
5. Conaway, William. "25th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
6. Conaway, William. "40th Bombardment Group (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
7. Conaway, William. "3rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
8. Conaway, William. "10th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
9. Conaway, William. "29th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
10. Conaway, William. "74th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.
11. Conaway, William. "397th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
• Conaway, William. "VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45". Planes and Pilots Of World War Two.