VIII Air Support Command B-26 Marauder taking off[note 1]
Active
1942–1943
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Command of medium bomber units
Decorations
European Theater of Operations[1]
Military unit
The VIII Air Support Command is a disbanded United States Army Air Forces unit. It was assigned to Eighth Air Force throughout its existence, and it was last stationed at Sunninghill Park, England, where it was disbanded on 1 December 1943.
VIII Air Support Command engaged in training, with one reconnaissance and one troop carrier group assigned, until July 1943. Afterward, carried out medium bombardment operations against the enemy on the Continent until October 1943 when all components and personnel were withdrawn from the command, with most transferred to Ninth Air Force, which transferred to England from Africa to become the primary tactical command for the invasion of Europe. The command was disbanded little more than a month later.
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^Maurer, pp. 445–446
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