20th Air Force

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The 20th Air Force was a United States Army Air Forces formation in World War II responsible for strategic bombing operations against Japan, primarily using B-29 Superfortress bombers from Pacific island bases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Numbered air force
United States Army Air Forces formation
aircraftRole Strategic bomber
aircraftType Very heavy bomber
branch United States Army Air Forces
commandedBy United States Army Air Forces
commandStructure Directly under Joint Chiefs of Staff
conflict World War II
country United States
doctrine Strategic air power
engagement Bombing of Kobe
Bombing of Nagoya
Bombing of Osaka
Bombing of Tokyo
linked to: Tokyo air raids
formedIn 1944
garrison Washington, D.C.
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
historicalEra 20th century
historicalSignificance Pioneered large-scale strategic bombing from Pacific bases
logisticsBase Mariana Islands bases
linked to: Mariana Islands
nickname Twentieth Air Force
notableAircraftModel B-29A Superfortress
linked to: B-29 Superfortress
notableCommander Curtis E. LeMay
linked to: Curtis LeMay

Henry H. Arnold
linked to: Hap Arnold
operatedFrom Guam
Mariana Islands
Pacific island bases
Saipan
Tinian
operation Firebombing of Japanese cities
Strategic bombing campaign against Japan
partOf United States Army Air Forces
primaryMission Strategic bombing of Japan
rangeCapability Intercontinental range with B-29
role Strategic bombing force
scopeOfOperations Long-range bombing
strategicObjective Destruction of Japanese war industry
Undermining Japanese civilian morale
subordinateUnit XX Bomber Command
XXI Bomber Command
targetCountry Japan
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater
typeOfBombing High-altitude precision bombing
Low-altitude incendiary bombing
usedAircraft B-29 Superfortress
usedWeaponType Conventional bombs
Incendiary bombs

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Tinian usedBy 20th Air Force
Minuteman III operator 20th Air Force