XXII Bomber Command explained
Unit Name: | XXII Bomber Command |
Dates: | 1944-1945 |
Role: | Command of heavy bomber training units |
The XXII Bomber Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit. It was assigned to Second Air Force at Peterson Field, Colorado. It was inactivated on 13 February 1945.
Began organization for second B-29 Superfortress command in Pacific under Second Air Force. Wings attached but never permanently assigned. Organization never got beyond forming Headquarters echelon and Headquarters squadron. Inactivated before any operational groups assigned, as XX Bomber Command units were reassigned from India to the Marianas, eliminating need for command.
Lineage
- Constituted as the XXII Bomber Command (Very Heavy) on 4 August 1944
Activated on 14 August 1944
Disbanded on 13 February 1945[1]
Assignments
Stations
- Peterson Field, Colorado, 14 August 1944 – 13 February 1945[1]
Components
References
Bibliography
Notes and References
- Maurer, p. 454
- Web site: Factsheet 17 Air Division . Air Force Historical Research Agency . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030115712/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10070 . 4 October 2007. 30 October 2012. 9 April 2014.
- Web site: Factsheet 315 Air Division . Air Force Historical Research Agency . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030115737/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10131 . 12 October 2007. 30 October 2012 . 24 February 2014.