VI Bomber Command

VI Bomber Command
VI Bomber Command B-18 Bolo on Trinidad in 1942
Active1941–1946
Country United States
Branch United States
RoleCommand of bombardment units
Motto(s)Alae Supra Canalem Latin Wings Over the Canal[1]
EngagementsAntisubmarine Campaign (American Theater)[1]
Insignia
VI Bomber Command emblem[note 1][1]

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.

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

  1. ^ a b c Maurer, pp. 444-445
  2. ^ Conaway, William. "Confirmed Sinkings of German U-Boats by VI Bomber Command Bombardment Aircraft". VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941 - 45.


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