Seventh Air Force

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Seventh Air Force was a major United States Army Air Forces formation in the Pacific Theater during World War II, responsible for air defense and offensive operations across the Central Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Numbered air force
United States Army Air Forces formation
alliance Allies of World War II
areaOfOperations Central Pacific
Gilbert Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Iwo Jima
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
branch United States Army Air Forces
conflict World War II
conflictRole Major U.S. air component in Central Pacific campaigns
country United States of America
equipment B-24 Liberator
B-25 Mitchell
P-38 Lightning
P-40 Warhawk
P-47 Thunderbolt
garrison Hawaii
Hickam Field
notableCommander Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Douglas Jr.
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale
notableEngagement Air operations supporting the Battle of Iwo Jima
Air operations supporting the Battle of Saipan
Air operations supporting the Battle of Tinian
Air operations supporting the Battle of the Marshall Islands
Defense of Oahu after the attack on Pearl Harbor
notableOperation Air support for invasions of the Mariana Islands
Air support for invasions of the Marshall Islands
Central Pacific island‑hopping campaign
Defense of Hawaii
Long‑range bombing support for Japan operations from Iwo Jima
partOf United States Army Air Forces
predecessor Hawaiian Air Force
primaryMission Protection of U.S. Pacific bases
Support of amphibious assaults in the Central Pacific
role Air defense
Offensive air operations
theater Pacific Theater
timePeriod 1940s
type Strategic support force
Tactical air force


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