XXI Bomber Command
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The XXI Bomber Command was a unit of the Twentieth Air Force in the Mariana Islands for strategic bombing during World War II.
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XXI Bomber Command | |
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Active | 1944–1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of long range bombers |
Engagements | Pacific Theater[1] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Brig Gen Roger M. Ramey Brig Gen Haywood S. Hansell, Jr Maj Gen Curtis LeMay |
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The command was established at Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas on 1 March 1944. After a period of organization and its assigned groups receiving their B-29 Superfortress aircraft, the command transferred first to Peterson Field, Colorado, then deployed to the central Pacific, being headquartered at Harmon Field, Guam, in the Mariana Islands.
Its assigned units engaged in very long-range bombardment operations, primarily against Japan until mid-July 1945.