73rd Bombardment Wing

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The 73rd Bombardment Wing was a United States Army Air Forces unit in World War II that operated B-29 Superfortress bombers in strategic bombing missions against Japan.

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73rd Bombardment Wing canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Forces wing ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
aircraftRole heavy bomber ⓘ
aircraftUsed B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
basedAt Isely Field ⓘ
branch United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
equipment heavy bombers ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
garrison Saipan ⓘ
missionType strategic bombing missions against Japan ⓘ
notableAircraftType Boeing B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
linked to: B-29 Superfortress
operatedBy Twentieth Air Force ⓘ
operationalMethod daylight high-altitude bombing ⓘ
night incendiary bombing ⓘ
partOf XXI Bomber Command ⓘ
primaryOpponent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
role strategic bombing ⓘ
service United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringConflict United States Army Air Forces in World War II ⓘ
strategicObjective degradation of Japanese war industry ⓘ
support of Allied invasion planning against Japan ⓘ
targetType industrial targets in Japan ⓘ
military installations in Japan ⓘ
urban areas in Japan ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater ⓘ

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XXI Bomber Command → subordinateUnit → 73rd Bombardment Wing ⓘ