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Military unit type and size designation
Bomber Command is an organisational military unit, generally subordinate to the air force of a country. The best known were in Britain and the United States
Bomber_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Bomber Command, Royal Air Force controlled the Royal Air Force's (RAF) bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. Along with the United States Army Air Forces,
RAF_Bomber_Command
1941-1948 United States Air Force operational command
The XX Bomber Command was a United States Army Air Forces bomber formation. Its last assignment was with Twentieth Air Force, based on Okinawa. It was
XX_Bomber_Command
Memorial in Green Park, London
The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions
RAF_Bomber_Command_Memorial
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1892–1984)
World War in 1939, Harris took command of No. 5 Group RAF in England, and in February 1942 was appointed head of Bomber Command. He retained that position
Arthur_Harris
RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
target-marking squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II. They located and marked targets with flares, at which a main bomber force could aim, increasing
Pathfinder_(RAF)
World War II interpretation centre and memorial
International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) is a memorial and interpretation centre overlooking the city of Lincoln, England, and telling the story of RAF Bomber Command's
International Bomber Command Centre
International_Bomber_Command_Centre
Numbered air force of the United States Air Force
Rockwell B-1 Lancer supersonic bomber, and the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber aircraft. VIII Bomber Command of the United States Army Air Forces
Eighth_Air_Force
1946–1992 US Air Force major command
Force (USAF) Major Command (MAJCOM) responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) components
Strategic_Air_Command
Military tactic in World War II
The bomber stream was a saturation attack tactic developed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command to overwhelm the nighttime German aerial defences
Bomber_stream
World War II British heavy bomber aircraft
the versions, Bristol Hercules engines. It first saw service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered
Avro_Lancaster
Military unit
The XXI Bomber Command was a unit of the Twentieth Air Force in the Mariana Islands for strategic bombing during World War II. The command was established
XXI_Bomber_Command
The Bomber Command War Diaries (subtitled: An Operational Reference Book, 1939 -1945) is a book by the British military historian Martin Middlebrook and
The Bomber Command War Diaries
The_Bomber_Command_War_Diaries
Multi-model class of strategic bombers
strike force known officially as the V force or Bomber Command Main Force. The three models of strategic bomber, known collectively as the V class, were the
V_bomber
Allies and particularly for RAF Bomber Command head Arthur Harris's concept of a Strategic Bombing Offensive. Bomber Command's poor performance in bombing
Bombing of Cologne in World War II
Bombing_of_Cologne_in_World_War_II
Military unit
The aircrews of RAF Bomber Command during World War II operated a fleet of bomber aircraft that carried out the strategic bombing operations from September
RAF Bomber Command aircrew of World War II
RAF_Bomber_Command_aircrew_of_World_War_II
Song
"Bomber Command" is a song with lyrics by Ellis O. Keller and Gene Marvey and music by composed by Paul Taubmanin. The song was published in 1943 by Carl
Bomber_Command_(song)
Bomber Command memorial in Lincolnshire, England
Newark-on-Trent and Lincoln, near RAF Swinderby, a former RAF Bomber Command station. It was erected by the Bomber County Gateway Trust, formed with the object of designing
On_Freedom's_Wings
World War II US aircraft markings
heavy bomber tactical formations. In June 1943 VIII Bomber Command introduced the use of a geometric symbol painted on either side of a bomber's vertical
USAAF unit identification aircraft markings
USAAF_unit_identification_aircraft_markings
Type of military aircraft
A strategic bomber is a medium-to-long-range bomber aircraft designed to drop large amounts of air-to-ground weaponry onto a distant target for the purposes
Strategic_bomber
Overview of the United States Air Force units and aircraft of the Korean War
the U.S. bomber force, which was being used as a deterrent for possible Soviet aggression in Europe, a few groups of Strategic Air Command aging B-29
Korean War order of battle: United States Air Force
Korean_War_order_of_battle:_United_States_Air_Force
1939–45 aerial campaign of World War II
attack, first by the RAF Bomber Command and then against the RAF and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the Combined Bomber Offensive. In the early
Defence_of_the_Reich
363 air raids during the Second World War. It was bombed by the RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945, the United States Army Air Forces' Eighth Air
Bombing of Berlin in World War II
Bombing_of_Berlin_in_World_War_II
Aviation museum in Nanton, Alberta, Canada
The Bomber Command Museum of Canada, formerly the Nanton Lancaster Society Museum, is an aviation museum in Nanton, Alberta. The museum opened in 1986
Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Bomber_Command_Museum_of_Canada
1991 Canadian TV series or program
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command is an episode of the 1992 Canadian The Valour and the Horror television documentary miniseries, and was a co-production
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
Death_by_Moonlight:_Bomber_Command
Royal Air Force bomber aircraft of WWII
the RAF on 13 November 1940. It quickly became a major component of Bomber Command, performing strategic bombing missions against the Axis powers, primarily
Handley_Page_Halifax
1940 WWII air battle
into Bomber Command, Coastal Command, Training Command and Fighter Command. The last was under Hugh Dowding, who opposed the doctrine that bombers were
Battle_of_Britain
Canadian military campaign medal for service in the Second World War
Kong and took part in the battle. The Bomber Command Bar, awarded for minimum one day service with Bomber Command during World War II, was announced by
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
Canadian_Volunteer_Service_Medal
Bomber attacks, 1943–44, WWII
(November 1943 to March 1944) was a bombing campaign against Berlin by RAF Bomber Command, along with raids on other German cities to keep German defences dispersed
Battle of Berlin (RAF campaign)
Battle_of_Berlin_(RAF_campaign)
British architect
Elizabeth II on 12 October 2007. O'Connor subsequently designed the RAF Bomber Command Memorial, set between Piccadilly and The Green Park in central London
Liam_O'Connor_(architect)
Bunker housing U-boats
Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. Retrieved 24 May 2007. "Campaign Diary – March 1942". Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary
Submarine_pen
Airlift route in World War II
planned 300-bomber force was reduced to a single combat wing of 150 bombers before it left the United States. B-29s of the XX Bomber Command, stripped of
The_Hump
Allied aerial bombing campaign of German infrastructure during later half of WWII
Northwest Europe. The directive issued on 14 June 1943 ordered RAF Bomber Command and the U.S. Eighth Air Force to bomb specific targets such as aircraft
Combined_Bomber_Offensive
British bombing raids in World War II
Harris reached the number of bombers by including not only bombers that were currently operational as part of RAF Bomber Command, but also aircrews from Operational
Thousand-bomber_raids
British RAF officer (1923–2010)
Geoffrey Foxley (17 August 1923 – 5 December 2010) was a Observer with RAF Bomber Command Pathfinder Force during World War II who suffered severe burns following
Bill_Foxley
1944 series of aerial bombings of German industry by the U.S. during WWII
United States Army Air Forces and RAF Bomber Command from 20 to 25 February 1944, as part of the Combined Bomber Offensive against Nazi Germany. The objective
Big_Week
Major command of the United States Air Force responsible for the Indo-Pacific region
1947 – Present Commands Far East Air Forces Bomber Command, Provisional: 8 July 1950 – 18 June 1954 Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command, Provisional:
Pacific_Air_Forces
1932 phrase by British politician Stanley Baldwin
"The bomber will always get through" was a phrase used by Stanley Baldwin in a 1932 speech "A Fear for the Future" given to the British Parliament. His
The bomber will always get through
The_bomber_will_always_get_through
Discipline concerning the application of advanced analytical methods
change of tactics". Bomber Command's Operational Research Section (BC-ORS), analyzed a report of a survey carried out by RAF Bomber Command.[citation needed]
Operations_research
Numbered air force of the United States Air Force
to XII Bomber Command, NATAF to XII Air Support Command, NACAF to XII Fighter Command, NAASC to XII AFSC, NAAF TCC to XII Troop Carrier Command (Provisional)
Twelfth_Air_Force
Type of bomber designed to operate at night
A night bomber is a bomber aircraft intended specifically for carrying out bombing missions at night. The term is now mostly of historical significance
Night_bomber
Area outside airplane range in World War II
Moths were employed. RAF Bomber Command routinely got higher priority for the best, longest-ranged aircraft. Only as Bomber Command converted to four-engined
Mid-Atlantic_gap
Airport in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Bombardment Squadron (VI Bomber Command) 21 August 1944 – 13 February 1945 (B-24 Liberator) 397th Bombardment Squadron (VI Bomber Command) 7 April 1944 – 6 February
Seymour_Airport
United Kingdom military campaign medal for service in the Second World War
were instituted to be worn on the medal ribbon: Battle of Britain and Bomber Command. On 8 July 1943, the 1939–43 Star (later named the 1939–1945 Star) and
1939–1945_Star
Allied aerial bombing campaign (1940–45)
centre", and in February 1941, the British Air Staff expected that RAF Bomber Command would, by destruction of half of a list of 17 targets, reduce Axis oil
Oil_campaign_of_World_War_II
US Space Force base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
(11 June – 20 October), the XXI Bomber Command was assigned to Peterson; and the "HQ and HQ Sq" of XXII Bomber Command was assigned 14 October 1944 – 13
Peterson_Space_Force_Base
British bombing campaign during World War II
bombing campaign against the Ruhr Area in Nazi Germany carried out by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The Ruhr was the main centre of German
Battle_of_the_Ruhr
War campaign in WWII
defense of the bases. The B-29 force in the CBI was the XX Bomber Command, under the command of Brigadier General Kenneth B. Wolfe. The B-29s required
Operation_Matterhorn
Marshal Arthur "Bomber" Harris had taken charge of the RAF Bomber Command in February 1942. In the same month, the USAAF 8th Bomber Command set up a headquarters
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II
Military unit
The VI Bomber Command was a military formation of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force. It was based throughout
VI_Bomber_Command
Royal Air Force bombing operation during World War II
Operation Hydra was an attack by RAF Bomber Command on a German scientific research centre at Peenemünde on the night of 17/18 August 1943. Group Captain
Operation_Hydra_(1943)
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Air Forces (USAAF) 8th Air Force and its daylight bombers added bomber escort to Fighter Command's tasks. Until American Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter
RAF_Fighter_Command
1940–41 bombing of Britain during WWII
(USAAC) adopted much of this apocalyptic thinking. The policy of RAF Bomber Command became an attempt to achieve victory through the destruction of civilian
The_Blitz
1943 attack on German dams by Royal Air Force
dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters, using special bouncing bombs developed
Operation_Chastise
Airborne warfare throughout World War II
were killed, but thousands evacuated the city. Bomber Command lost 40 bombers. Two further thousand-bomber raids were conducted over Essen and Bremen, but
Strategic bombing during World War II
Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
Firebombing raid on Tokyo in the Pacific War
led to the head of the Command being relieved in January 1945. Major General Curtis LeMay, the commander of XX Bomber Command, replaced General Haywood
Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)
Bombing_of_Tokyo_(10_March_1945)
United States Army Airfield
Lakeland Army Air Field. The base was assigned to the Third Air Force, III Bomber Command, and the 60th Flying Training Detachment (Medium Bombardment) was activated
Lakeland_Army_Air_Field
Aerial bombing attacks in 1945
priority". Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, AOC-in-C Bomber Command, nicknamed "Bomber Harris", was known as an ardent supporter of area bombing;
Bombing_of_Dresden
US Air Force numbered air force
assigning nine officers to the IX Bomber Command, which organization was then and for a month afterwards unofficial. This command had its roots in a discussion
Ninth_Air_Force
1945 air repatriation of British PoWs
World War. Planned and executed by RAF Bomber Command, the operation used modified Avro Lancaster heavy bombers and other aircraft to collect former prisoners
Operation Exodus (WWII operation)
Operation_Exodus_(WWII_operation)
Former Royal Air Force station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
RAF Wigtown in June 1947 with the arrival of the Trials Unit of RAF Bomber Command on the Station. Equipped with Avro Lancasters, the unit operated from
RAF_Wigtown
Aviator with the Royal Air Force and swimming coach
of the RAF Bomber Command Memorial. Sutherland placed a message to his fallen compatriots within. He was a recipient of the Bomber Command clasp. Sutherland
Alec_Sutherland
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1893–1971)
the destructive force of Bomber Command. He fended off attempts by the Royal Navy to take command over RAF Coastal Command, and resisted attempts by
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Charles_Portal,_1st_Viscount_Portal_of_Hungerford
Military unit
The XI Bomber Command was a formation of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Eleventh Air Force, and its last station was Shemya Army
XI_Bomber_Command
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Lincolnshire, England
become the village of Brookenby. RAF Binbrook was primarily used by Bomber Command in the Second World War. The Central Fighter Establishment moved to
RAF_Binbrook
Aerial bombing of Japan during World War II
his command. Seeing LeMay's success in improving XX Bomber Command's performance, Arnold thought LeMay could solve the problems at XXI Bomber Command, and
Air_raids_on_Japan
Military unit
The IV Bomber Command is a disbanded United States Air Force headquarters. It was established in September 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor
IV_Bomber_Command
Military unit
The I Bomber Command (later XX Bomber Command) was an intermediate command of the Army Air Forces during World War II. It trained bombardment units and
I_Bomber_Command
British medium bomber
typically used as a night bomber in the early years of the conflict, performing as one of the principal bombers used by Bomber Command. During 1943, it started
Vickers_Wellington
WWII German strategic bombing campaign
Battle of Berlin conducted by RAF Bomber Command (November 1943 – March 1944). The Luftwaffe assembled 474 bomber aircraft for the offensive. The attacks
Operation_Steinbock
German naval operation during the Second World War
Brest. The ships were a threat to Allied trans-Atlantic convoys and RAF Bomber Command attacked them from 30 March 1941. Gneisenau was hit on 6 April 1941
Channel_Dash
Major command of the United States Air Force responsible for strategic and nuclear forces
will operate the LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM and the B-21 Raider bomber. See: Strategic Air Command for history prior to 2009 Following the 2007 United States
Air Force Global Strike Command
Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
Military unit
RAF operational command, and flew from airbases in the United Kingdom. It served from April 1941 as a bomber unit in RAF Bomber Command; from May 1942
No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron
No._304_Polish_Bomber_Squadron
Military unit
The VII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Seventh Air Force, based on Okinawa. It was inactivated
VII_Bomber_Command
British Royal Air Force during the Second World War
main commands: Fighter Command, Bomber Command and Coastal Command, each of which had specific tasks and areas of responsibility. Fighter Command was responsible
Royal Air Force in World War II
Royal_Air_Force_in_World_War_II
the Royal Air Force lifted all constraints from Bomber Command, and Stuttgart was on Bomber Command's list of "Alternative Industrial Areas" with Frankfurt
Bombing of Stuttgart in World War II
Bombing_of_Stuttgart_in_World_War_II
Airport in Panama
Bombardment Group, VI Bomber Command) 4 May 1943 – 7 April 1944 6 February 1945 – 1 November 1946 25th Bombardment Squadron (VI Bomber Command), 9 September –
Scarlett Martínez International Airport
Scarlett_Martínez_International_Airport
Second World War bunker complex in Pas-de-Calais, France
1991, pp. 185, 201, 202 "Campaign Diary June 1944". Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 11
Blockhaus_d'Éperlecques
First major aerial battle of WWII
September 1939, the Defence of the Reich. After the declaration of war, RAF Bomber Command began operations against Nazi Germany but limited their attacks to those
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)
Battle_of_the_Heligoland_Bight_(1939)
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
At the end of April 1942 the squadron was transferred from Bomber Command to Coastal Command to undertake maritime patrols. It moved to RAF Aldergrove
No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
No._311_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF
Capital of Saarland, Germany
June, July, October, 1945: January "Bomber Command Campaign Diary: January 1945". RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. 6 April 2005. Archived
Saarbrücken
British strategic bombing campaign against Germany during WWII
Germany's 58 largest cities the most effective use of the aircraft of RAF Bomber Command by breaking the Germans' spirit. After a heated debate by the government's
Dehousing
High intensity conflagration
The number of bombers and tonnage of bombs are taken from a USAF document written in 1953 and classified secret until 1978. Bomber Command Arthur Harris's
Firestorm
Airport in Willemstad, Curaçao
(VI Bomber Command), 10 March 1942 – 13 July 1943 (A-20 Havoc) 32d Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group, Antilles Air Command, XXVI Fighter Command), 9
Curaçao_International_Airport
establishment of the Twentieth Air Force on 4 April 1944 under Arnold's command. The XX Bomber Command became part of the Twentieth Air Force. The role of the theater
Operation Matterhorn logistics
Operation_Matterhorn_logistics
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Cambridgeshire, England
the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear deterrent under the control of Bomber Command in 1953. The current airfield was created by the merging of RAF Wittering
RAF_Wittering
Military unit
force reserve fighter units became troop carrier organizations. VIII Bomber Command's early operations in 1942 and 1943 had shown it that weather conditions
812th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron
German night air defense system
000 plane raid against Cologne, Bomber Command introduced the use of the bomber stream. The concentration of bombers through a few of the boxes overwhelmed
Kammhuber_Line
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
1964. The squadron's numberplate was transferred back from Bomber Command to Transport Command in 1965, and on 1 July 1966 the squadron reformed at RAF
No._10_Squadron_RAF
1949 film directed by Henry King
Operations at VIII Bomber Command. Savage reluctantly shares with Major General Pritchard, the commanding general of VIII Bomber Command, his belief that
Twelve_O'Clock_High
British jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber
Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered, delta-wing, high-altitude strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft
Avro_Vulcan
Area bombardment technique
the beginning of war, RAF Bomber Command lacked both the navigation systems for finding a target and the numbers of bombers that were needed to make attacks
Carpet_bombing
WWII allied advance into Germany
Academy. 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2026-01-05. "Bomber Command Campaign Diary", Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary, RAF, 6 April 2005, archived
Battle_of_Cologne_(1945)
Scharnhorst-class battleship of Nazi Germany
campaign by Bomber Command was halted as the tides had shifted in the battle of the Atlantic, and because of Operation Barbarossa, Bomber Command wanted to
German_battleship_Scharnhorst
German air raids on British cities during World War II
directive, starting with the bombing of Lübeck in March 1942. Bombers of Luftflotte 3 under the command of Hugo Sperrle attacked sites such cathedrals, health
Baedeker_Blitz
Royal Air Force officer (1917–1992)
listed 1) Fighter Command 2) Light Bomber Force and 3) Army Cooperation force. To his disappointment, he was assigned to Bomber Command, and sent for training
Leonard_Cheshire
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918–1944)
Bar, DFC & Bar (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944) was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first
Guy_Gibson
1992 Canadian TV series or program
two-hour films: Savage Christmas: Hong Kong 1941, Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command and In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944, and was broadcast to critical
The_Valour_and_the_Horror
World War II hero and career officer in the USAF
was assigned to the 3rd Bomber Command at MacDill Field in Tampa, Florida and began training with the B-17 strategic bomber. As his skills continued
Everett_Ernest_Blakely
Military unit
The XIII Bomber Command was an inactive United States Army Air Forces formation. It was last assigned to Thirteenth Air Force, based at Clark Field, Luzon
XIII_Bomber_Command
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