II Bomber Command

II Bomber Command
Active1941-1943
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
TypeCommand and Control
Garrison/HQFort George Wright, Wash.

The II Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Fort George Wright, Washington. It was inactivated on 6 October 1943.

Throughout its existence, it had its headquarters at Fort George Wright, Washington (5 September 1941 – 6 October 1943).

During World War II, the unit trained large numbers of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombardment groups. It controlled operational training units (OTU) and replacement training units (RTU) primarily in the west and southwest of the United States until late 1943 when its operations were taken over by Headquarters, Second Air Force and the command was disbanded.

It also performed antisubmarine patrols along the Pacific Northwest coast, until May 1943.

Lineage

  • Constituted as II Bomber Command on 4 September 1941
Activated on 5 September
Disbanded on 6 October 1943

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