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V Bomber Command

Index V Bomber Command

The V Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 63 relations: American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, Arabic numerals, Bayug Airfield, Biak Archipelago, Clark Air Base, Cold War, Dutch East Indies, Empire of Japan, Fifth Air Force, Howard Knox Ramey, Iruma Air Base, Java, Kenneth Walker (general), Lae Nadzab Airport, Leyte, Luzon, Medal of Honor, Mindoro, Motobu Airfield, Murayama, Yamagata, New Guinea, Okinawa Prefecture, Owi Airfield, Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines campaign (1941–1942), Port Moresby, Port Moresby International Airport, Presidential Unit Citation (United States), RAAF Base Darwin, RAAF Base Townsville, Rabaul, Roman numerals, San Jose Airport (Mindoro), South West Pacific theatre of World War II, United States Army Air Forces, United States Army Air Forces in Australia, World War II, 19th Operations Group, 20th Intelligence Squadron, 22nd Operations Group, 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, 27th Special Operations Group, 309th Air Division, 312th Aeronautical Systems Group, 314th Air Division, 345th Bombardment Wing, 35th Operations Group, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, 38th Bombardment Group, 3rd Operations Group, ... Expand index (13 more) »

  2. Intermediate bomber commands of the United States Army Air Forces

American-British-Dutch-Australian Command

The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command, or ABDACOM, was the short-lived supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia in early 1942, during the Pacific War in World War II.

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Arabic numerals

The ten Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are the most commonly used symbols for writing numbers.

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Bayug Airfield

Bayug Airfield is a World War II airfield located in the east of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines, and to the west of San Pablo Airfield, to the north of the Marabong River in the province of Leyte, Philippines.

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Biak Archipelago

The Biak Islands (Kepulauan Biak, also Schouten Islands or Geelvink Islands) are an island group of Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay (or Geelvink Bay) 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea.

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Clark Air Base

Clark Air Base is a Philippine Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located west of Angeles City, and about northwest of Metro Manila.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Nederlands(ch)-Indië) and Dutch Indonesia, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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Fifth Air Force

The Fifth Air Force (5 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

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Howard Knox Ramey

Howard Knox Ramey (28 June 1896 – 26 March 1943) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II.

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Iruma Air Base

is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) base located in the city of Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, north of western Tokyo, Japan.

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Java

Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia.

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Kenneth Walker (general)

Brigadier General Kenneth Newton Walker (17 July 1898 – 5 January 1943) was a United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general who exerted a significant influence on the development of airpower doctrine.

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Lae Nadzab Airport

Officially named Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport, Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab outside Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway.

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Leyte

Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines.

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Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Mindoro

Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines.

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Motobu Airfield

Motobu Airfield is a World War II airfield on the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa, near the East China Sea coast.

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Murayama, Yamagata

is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of.

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Okinawa Prefecture

is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

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Owi Airfield

Owi Airfield is a former World War II airfield located on Owi Island in the Schouten Islands, Indonesia.

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Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation

The Philippine Presidential Unit citation Badge is a unit decoration of the Republic of the Philippines.

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Philippines campaign (1941–1942)

The Philippines campaign (Kampanya sa Pilipinas, Campaña en las Filipinas del Ejercito Japonés, Firipin no Tatakai), also known as the Battle of the Philippines (Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the American territory of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan and the defense of the islands by United States and the Philippine Armies during World War II.

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Port Moresby

(Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.

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Port Moresby International Airport

Port Moresby International Airport, also known as Jacksons International Airport, is an international airport located outside Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

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Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).

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RAAF Base Darwin

RAAF Base Darwin is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia.

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RAAF Base Townsville

RAAF Base Townsville (formerly RAAF Base Garbutt) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air base located in, west of Townsville in Queensland, Australia.

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Rabaul

Rabaul is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain.

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Roman numerals

Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.

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San Jose Airport (Mindoro)

San Jose Airport, formerly known as McGuire Field, is an airport serving the general area of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines.

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South West Pacific theatre of World War II

The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Axis.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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United States Army Air Forces in Australia

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established a series of airfields in Australia for the collective defense of the country, as well as for conducting offensive operations against the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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19th Operations Group

The 19th Operations Group (19 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 19th Airlift Wing, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.

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20th Intelligence Squadron

The 20th Intelligence Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

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22nd Operations Group

The 22nd Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 22nd Air Refueling Wing.

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25th Air Support Operations Squadron

The United States Air Force's 25th Air Support Operations Squadron is an Air Force Special Warfare unit located at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii.

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27th Special Operations Group

The 27th Special Operations Group (27 SOG) is the flying component of the 27th Special Operations Wing, assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

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309th Air Division

The 309th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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312th Aeronautical Systems Group

The 312th Aeronautical Systems Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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314th Air Division

The 314th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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345th Bombardment Wing

The 345th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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35th Operations Group

The 35th Operations Group (35 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 35th Fighter Wing.

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380th Air Expeditionary Wing

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing (380 AEW) is a provisional unit of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC).

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38th Bombardment Group

The 38th Bombardment Group is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force.

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3rd Operations Group

The 3rd Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 3rd Wing.

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417th Bombardment Group

The 417th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit.

See V Bomber Command and 417th Bombardment Group

418th Test and Evaluation Squadron

The 418th Test and Evaluation Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit assigned to the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group, and stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it was activated on 1 October 2021.

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43rd Air Mobility Operations Group

The 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group is an active duty air mobility unit at (formerly Pope AFB), Fort Liberty, North Carolina and is part of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) under the USAF Expeditionary Center.

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494th Air Expeditionary Group

The 494th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force group assigned to Air Mobility Command (AMC) to activate or inactivate as needed.

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49th Fighter Group

The 49th Fighter Group was a fighter aircraft unit of the Fifth Air Force that was located in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

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547th Intelligence Squadron

The 547th Intelligence Squadron is an active United States Air Force (USAF) unit.

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563rd Rescue Group

The 563rd Rescue Group is a United States Air Force unit stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

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582nd Helicopter Group

The 582nd Helicopter Group was activated in January 2015 at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming to provide a unified headquarters for the helicopter squadrons located on the intercontinental ballistic missile bases of Air Force Global Strike Command.

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6th Air Intelligence Squadron

The 6th Air Intelligence Squadron is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force.

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71st Operations Group

The 71st Operations Group (71 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 71st Flying Training Wing.

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82nd Reconnaissance Squadron

The 82d Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, USA.

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8th Flying Training Squadron

The 8th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

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90th Operations Group

The 90th Operations Group is the operational component of the 90th Missile Wing of the United States Air Force.

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See also

Intermediate bomber commands of the United States Army Air Forces

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_Bomber_Command

Also known as 5th Bomber Command, Fifth Bomb Command, Fifth Bomber Command.

, 417th Bombardment Group, 418th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group, 494th Air Expeditionary Group, 49th Fighter Group, 547th Intelligence Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group, 582nd Helicopter Group, 6th Air Intelligence Squadron, 71st Operations Group, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 8th Flying Training Squadron, 90th Operations Group.