November 1942–October 1943; Miami Airport, Florida 15th Antisubmarine Squadron Plus many more. Inactivated October 1943 479th Antisubmarine Group July–November 1943; England (Several stations) 4th Antisubmarine Squadron 6th Antisubmarine Squadron 19th Antisubmarine Squadron 22d Antisubmarine Squadron Inactivated November 1943; Aircraft VIIIAFSC. Some returned to US and transferred to Pacific and CBI. Others to CB-24/C-87. Still others to 8th AF special operations. 480th Antisubmarine Group June–November 1943; Port Lyautey, French Morocco 1st Antisubmarine Squadron 2d Antisubmarine Squadron Inactivated 1943. Inventory returned to USA. FOOTNOTE: Seventy-seven domestic Antisubmarine B-24D were transferred to the USN as PB4Y-1 in exchange for future allocations. Fifth Air Force Originally formed as the Philippine Department Air Force in August 1941; Stationed in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Operating in the Far East, Australia, New Guinea and Philippines. Participated in halting the Japanese drive in Papua, recovery of New Guinea, liberation of the Philippines and the Battle of Okinawa and Formosa. 22nd Bombardment Group Transitioned from B-25/B-26 to B-24s at Nadzab, New Guinea in February 1944 Operated from Netherlands East Indies, Philippines, Okinawa 2d Bombardment Squadron 19th Bombardment Squadron 33d Bombardment Squadron 408th Bombardment Squadron Re-equipped with B-29s, May 1946 on Okinawa 43d Bombardment Group Equipped with B-17s in 1941; Deployed to Australia March 1942 Transitioned to B-24s at Port Moresby, New Guinea between May and September 1943. Operated from Netherlands East Indies, Philippines, Okinawa 63d Bombardment Squadron 64th Bombardment Squadron 65th Bombardment Squadron 403d Bombardment Squadron The 63rd BS specialized in sea search and attack. Inactivated 1946 90th Bombardment Group Activated with B-24s in April 1942, Deployed to Australia in November 1942 Operated from Australia, Netherlands East Indies, Philippines, Okinawa 319th Bombardment Squadron 320th Bombardment Squadron 321st Bombardment Squadron 400th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated 1946 380th Bombardment Group Activated with B-24s in November 1942; Deployed to Australia Attached to RAAF until January 1944, then Philippines, Okinawa 528th Bombardment Squadron 529th Bombardment Squadron 530th Bombardment Squadron 531st Bombardment Squadron Inactivated 1946 20th Combat Mapping Squadron Activated with F-7As in October 1943 (later flew F-7B/F-7B H2X) Operated from Australia, Netherlands East Indies, Philippines, Okinawa, Occupied Japan Inactivated 1946 Sixth Air Force Sixth Air Force begin in February 1917, formally established as Panama Canal Air Force in October 1940. Control of USAAF operations in the Caribbean. Primarily flew antisubmarine patrols over both the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean approaches to the Panama Canal. 6th Bombardment Group Received LB-30s