Twentieth Air Force
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Twentieth Air Force was a major World War II strategic bombing formation of the United States Army Air Forces, best known for its B-29 Superfortress operations against Japan, including the atomic bomb missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Numbered air force
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Strategic bombing force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces formation ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Very heavy bomber units ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
B-29 Superfortress
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surface form:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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| baseOfOperations |
Chengtu area airfields in China
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Guam ⓘ Mariana Islands ⓘ Saipan ⓘ Tinian ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Hap Arnold
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surface form:
General Henry H. Arnold
Curtis LeMay ⓘ
surface form:
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
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| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledDirectlyBy |
General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ Air Force)
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surface form:
General Headquarters Army Air Forces
Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
surface form:
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
Direct command by General Henry H. Arnold
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Primary user of B-29 Superfortress in Pacific strategic bombing ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C. (wartime administrative control)
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| historicalSignificance |
Conducted majority of strategic bombing of Japan in World War II
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Oversaw units that dropped the first atomic bombs in warfare ⓘ |
| missionType |
Firebombing raids on Japanese cities
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Mining operations against Japanese shipping ⓘ Strategic bombing of Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Atomic bomb missions against Japan
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B-29 Superfortress operations against Japan ⓘ |
| operation |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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surface form:
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
surface form:
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Allied strategic bombing of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Firebombing of Tokyo
Operation Matterhorn ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| role | Strategic bombing ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
Destruction of Japanese war industry
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Undermining Japanese civilian morale ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
Twentieth Air Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
XX Bomber Command
XXI Bomber Command ⓘ |
| successor |
Twentieth Air Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Twentieth Air Force (United States Air Force)
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| target |
Japanese industrial centers
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Japanese transportation networks ⓘ Japanese urban areas ⓘ |
| theater |
China Burma India Theater
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surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
Marianas-based operations against Japan ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
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| timePeriod | 1944–1945 (World War II combat operations) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
XXI Bomber Command
this entity surface form:
XXI Bomber Command
this entity surface form:
XX Bomber Command
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Air Force (United States Air Force)
this entity surface form:
United States Army Strategic Air Forces
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Air Force operations
this entity surface form:
United States Army Air Forces Twentieth Air Force