II Bomber Command
It was established in September 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor to command heavy bomber units assigned to Second Air Force.[2] Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the command began to perform antisubmarine and air defense patrols along the Pacific coast.Old groups needed to be kept at or near full strength so that they could deploy overseas or perform air defense duties in the US and it was hard to spare experienced aircrew to act as instructors.[6] During World War II, the unit trained most heavy bomber (Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator) bombardment groups.[13] Wings Groups This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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