Continental Air Forces
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Continental Air Forces was a major World War II–era U.S. Army Air Forces command responsible for organizing, training, and equipping air units within the continental United States before its functions were assumed by Strategic Air Command.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army Air Forces command
ⓘ
major command ⓘ |
| branch |
Army Air Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledResource |
continental air defense forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
training commands in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDissolved |
1946-03-21
ⓘ
21 March 1946 ⓘ |
| dateFormed |
13 April 1944
ⓘ
1944-04-13 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| establishedBy | United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Bolling Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Bolling Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | continental United States ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | air force command ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lt. Gen. Barney M. Giles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | 1944 ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | 1946 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
First Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
air defense of the continental United States
ⓘ
managing continental airfields and training bases ⓘ training replacement aircrews ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs |
Air Defense Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | dispersed control of continental air forces among numbered air forces ⓘ |
| role |
equipping air units in the continental United States
ⓘ
organizing air units in the continental United States ⓘ training air units in the continental United States ⓘ |
| serviceNumberDesignation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
First Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ I Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ I Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ I Troop Carrier Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | continental United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.