XX Bomber Command

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United States Army Air Forces major command bomber command

XX Bomber Command was a World War II United States Army Air Forces command responsible for strategic bombing operations, particularly using B-29 Superfortress bombers in the China-Burma-India and Pacific theaters.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army Air Forces major command ⓘ bomber command ⓘ
activeDuring	1943 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ
branch	United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Brigadier General Kenneth B. Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Curtis E. LeMay NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
disbanded	1945 ⓘ
doctrine	daylight high-altitude precision bombing ⓘ
engagement	strategic bombing of Japan from China ⓘ strategic bombing of Japan from the Marianas ⓘ
established	1943 ⓘ
formedFrom	Second Air Force units ⓘ
garrison	Kharagpur Airfield Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kharagpur, India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ
logisticalChallenge	airlift of fuel and supplies over the Himalayas ⓘ
missionType	mining operations ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ
nickname	XX Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableOperation	Operation Matterhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn	China-Burma-India Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Twentieth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryWeapon	conventional bombs ⓘ
role	strategic bombing command ⓘ
subordinateUnit	308th Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 40th Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 444th Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 462d Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 468th Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 58th Bombardment Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 6th Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBy	India-China Wing, Air Transport Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
targeted	Japanese home islands ⓘ Japanese industrial targets ⓘ Japanese shipping ⓘ
theaterAssignment	China-Burma-India Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAircraft	B-17 Flying Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ B-24 Liberator NERFINISHED ⓘ B-29 Superfortress NERFINISHED ⓘ

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20th Air Force → subordinateUnit → XX Bomber Command ⓘ

Operation Matterhorn → headquarters → XX Bomber Command ⓘ

Operation Matterhorn → hasPart → XX Bomber Command ⓘ