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13TH AIR FORCE USAAF |
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13TH AIR FORCE USAAF |
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On 13 January 1943 Major General Millard Harmon, the Commanding General of the South Pacific region (COMGENSOPAC) established the 13th Air Force which was to be known as the "Jungle Air Force". The 13th Air Force was placed under the command of Brigadier General Nathan F. Twining.
The Headquarters for the 13th Air Force were established at Espirito Santo in the New Hebrides, which is located about 560 miles south east of Guadalcanal. 13th Air Forces Fighter Command was under the command of Colonel Dean Strother.
FIGHTER COMMAND
| 347th Fighter Group |
67 Fighter Squadron 68th Fighter Squadron 70th Fighter Squadron 339th Fighter Squadron 44th
Fighter Squadron * * temporarily attached to the 347th FG |
BOMBER COMMAND
| 5th Bomb Group | |
| 11 th Bomb Group | |
| 69th Bomber Squadron | |
| 70th Bomber Squadron |
STRIKE COMMAND
SEARCH COMMAND
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information on the 13th Air Force
particularly during their time in the SWPA?
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This page last updated 04 June 2004
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