Twelfth Air Force

Headquarters

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)
  • 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

Mission

  • Date: 7 May 1945
  • Official Description: P-47’s fly reconnaissance over Austrian Alps.
  • Date: 6 May 1945
  • Official Description: Fighters fly reconnaissance over French and Italian Alps.

Revisions

Date26 May 2022 08:05:28
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.

Date23 May 2022 11:31:41
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.

Date20 May 2022 11:16:49
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.

Date5 Dec 2021 03:24:52
Contributor466thHistorian
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12th & 15th Air Forces - Gerard Paloque

Date2 Feb 2020 13:56:09
Contributorphil marchese
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Rust, K.; Twelfth Air Force Story

Date9 Jan 2019 09:27:02
ContributorEmily

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