Twelfth Air Force

Headquarters
media-41484.jpeg UPL 41484 Twelfth Air Force insignia WWII

Maurer, ...Combat Units

Object Number - UPL 41484 - Twelfth Air Force insignia WWII

The 12th Air Force was established in the USA during the Second World War to provide the Army Air Force component of Operation Torch (the invasion of French North Africa) in 1942. The Air Force initially moved to England for training before participating in the invasion of North Africa. It then engaged in tactical operations in the Medieterranean Theatre of Operations for the remainder of the war.

Commanding Officers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: US Strategic Air Forces Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
  • Highest Rank: General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) Fifteenth Air Force
  • Service Numbers: O-271855
  • Highest Rank: General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Established

Bolling

Bolling Field 20 August 1942

Other

Assigned to MAAF

Other

Assigned to NAAF

Encompassing

  • Unit Hierarchy: Command
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

People

Captain William Emery McGiffin
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Group Twelfth Air Force
  • Service Numbers: O-810911
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Twelfth Air Force 489th Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-765194
  • Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Mission

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

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ContributorEmily
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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

Date
ContributorEmily
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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations made to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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12th & 15th Air Forces - Gerard Paloque

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Contributorphil marchese
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Rust, K.; Twelfth Air Force Story

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ContributorEmily
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Twelfth Air Force: Gallery (463 items)