VI Bomber Command

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.

VI Bomber Command
VI Bomber Command B-18 Bolo on Trinidad in 1942
Active	1941–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States
Role	Command of bombardment units
Motto(s)	Alae Supra Canalem Latin Wings Over the Canal[1]
Engagements	Antisubmarine Campaign (American Theater)[1]
Insignia
VI Bomber Command emblem[note 1][1]

It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone. It was credited with two submarines sunk and shared two others.^[2]

Lineage

• Constituted as the 6th Bomber Command on 17 October 1941^{[note 2]}

Activated on 25 October 1941^[3]

• Res\designated VI Bomber Command c. 18 September 1942

Inactivated on 1 November 1946

Disbanded on 8 October 1948^[1]

Assignments

• Caribbean Air Force (later 6th Air Force, Sixth Air Force), 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1946^[1]

Components

Groups

• 6th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1943^[4]
• 9th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 31 October 1942 (attached to VI Fighter Command after 28 January 1942)^[5]
• 25th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1944^[6]
• 40th Bombardment Group, 25 October 1941 – 6 April 1942 (attached to 6th Interceptor Command after 15 January 1942); 22 June 1942 – 9 July 1943^[7]

Squadrons

• 3d Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[8]
• 10th Bombardment Squadron, attached 13 December 1943, assigned 17 December 1943 - c. 9 May 44^[9]
• 29th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[10]
• 59th Bombardment Squadron, 25 October 1941 – 19 March 1943 (attached to Trinidad Detachment, VI Fighter Command after 21 July 1942)^[11]
• 74th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[12]
• 397th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1943 – 1 November 1946^[13]