XII Bomber Command

XII Bomber Command
Active	1942-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control
Part of	Twelfth Air Force
Engagements	World War II

The XII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, based in Corsica, France. It was constituted on 26 February 1942, activated on 13 March 1942, and inactivated on 10 June 1944.

It was assigned to Twelfth Air Force in August 1942 and transferred, without personnel and equipment, to England where the command was re-formed. Moved to North Africa, with the first of its elements arriving during the invasion in November 1942. Served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until 1 November 1943 when most of the personnel were withdrawn and reassigned to Fifteenth Air Force. Received additional personnel in January 1944 and served in combat until 1 March 1944. It was finally disbanded in Corsica on 10 June 1944.

Assignments

Third Air Force, 13 March 1942
Twelfth Air Force, 31 August 1942 – 10 June 1944

Stations

MacDill Field, Florida, 13 March 1942
RAF High Wycombe, England, 31 August-10 November 1942
Tafaraoui Airfield, Algeria, 22 November 1942
Algiers, Algeria, 27 November 1942
Constantine Airfield, Algeria, 5 December 1942
Tunis, Tunisia, 23 July 1943
Bari Airfield, Italy, c. December 1943
Pollena Trocchia (Naples), Italy, 4 January 1944
Corsica, c. April-10 June 1944.

Wings

5th Bombardment Wing, 13 October 1942 – 1 November 1943
42d Bombardment Wing, 1 September-1 November 1943, 1 January-22 November 1944
47th Bombardment (formerly 7th Fighter) Wing, 7 January-18 February 1943; 1 September-1 November 1943
57th Bombardment Wing, 1 January-1 March 1944

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References

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

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

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