Thirteenth Air Force

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Military unit Numbered air force United States Air Force formation

Thirteenth Air Force was a major U.S. air force formation in the Pacific theater during World War II, known for its combat operations across the South and Southwest Pacific.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Thirteenth Air Force canonical 5
13th Air Force 1
13th Air Force "Jungle Air Force" 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Military unit ⓘ
Numbered air force ⓘ
United States Air Force formation ⓘ
branch United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
controlled Bomber units ⓘ
Fighter units ⓘ
Reconnaissance units ⓘ
Support units ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded 1942-01-13 ⓘ
foundedDuring World War II ⓘ
garrison Andersen Air Force Base ⓘ
Clark Air Base ⓘ
Hickam Air Force Base ⓘ
headquartersLocation Andersen Air Force Base ⓘ
surface form: Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

Clark Air Base, Philippines ⓘ
Hickam Air Force Base ⓘ
surface form: Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
heritagePreservedBy U.S. Pacific Air Forces ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Air Forces
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
nickname The Jungle Air Force ⓘ
notableFor Combat operations across the South Pacific during World War II ⓘ
Combat operations across the Southwest Pacific during World War II ⓘ
operatedIn New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Philippines campaign (World War II)

Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
operationalScope Theater-level air operations ⓘ
partOf U.S. Pacific Air Forces ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Air Forces
responsibleFor Air operations in parts of the Pacific region ⓘ
role Air combat operations ⓘ
Air defense ⓘ
Operational command and control ⓘ
serviceBranchPost1947 United States Air Force ⓘ
serviceBranchPre1947 United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
serviceNumber 13 ⓘ
status Inactivated as an independent numbered air force ⓘ
subordinateTo U.S. Pacific Air Forces ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Air Forces

Pacific theater commands ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Air Forces Pacific commands
theaterOfOperations Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater of Operations

South Pacific ⓘ
South West Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form: Southwest Pacific
typeOfUnit Numbered air force-level command ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Air Forces → component → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
U.S. Pacific Air Forces → oversees → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Pacific Air Forces
this entity surface form: Thirteenth Air Force (historical/legacy)
Far Eastern Air Forces → formedFrom → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
Clark Air Base, Philippines → garrison → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Clark Air Base
The Jungle Air Force → refersTo → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
The Jungle Air Force → nicknameOf → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
The Jungle Air Force → hasAlternativeName → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: 13th Air Force "Jungle Air Force"
Clark Air Base → garrison → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: 13th Air Force
Air Force units at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam → hosts → Thirteenth Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Headquarters 13th Air Force (historical)