20th Air Force (20th AF)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF)
Background
The 20th Air Force (20th AF) was part of the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). On April 4, 1944 Headquarters, Twentieth Air Force (20th AF) is activated in Washington, DC as a strategic Air Force with a global operating area equipped with B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers for the strategic bombing campaign against Japan. Initially operated from China-Burma-India (CBI) then the Mariana Islands until the end of the Pacific War.
Bombardment Wing
313rd Bombardment Wing (313rd BW)
Bombardment Group (BG)
9th Bombardment Group (9th BG)
19th Bombardment Group (19th BG)
330th Bombardment Group (330th BG)
504th Bombardment Group (504th BG)
Fighter Group (FG)
506th Fighter Group (506th FG)
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