The VI Bomber Command was a

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. Its last assignment was with

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. It was based throughout its service at

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, in the

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. 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.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 6th Bomber Command on 17 October 1941Maurer indicates that the unit was constituted as the "VI" Bomber Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an arabic number in its name. The use of

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s to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. : Activated on 25 October 1941 * Res\designated VI Bomber Command c. 18 September 1942 : Inactivated on 1 November 1946 : Disbanded on 8 October 1948

Assignments

* Caribbean Air Force (later 6th Air Force,

), 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1946

Components

; Groups * 6th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1943 *

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, 25 October 1941 – 31 October 1942 (attached to

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after 28 January 1942) * 25th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1944 *

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, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1942 (attached to 6th Interceptor Command after 15 January 1942); 22 June 1942 – 9 July 1943 ; Squadrons *

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, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946 * 10th Bombardment Squadron, attached 13 December 1943, assigned 17 December 1943 - c. 9 May 44 * 29th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946 *

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, 25 October 1941 – 19 March 1943 (attached to Trinidad Detachment, VI Fighter Command after 21 July 1942) * 74th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946 *

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, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 486-487

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes ; Citations

Bibliography

* * {{USAAF 6th Air Force World War II 06 Military units and formations disestablished in 1946