Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. During the mid- to late 1940s the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) was occupied with supporting the movement of men and aircraft of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) to bases in England. Tensions with the Soviet Union began as early as 1946, and U.S. President Harry S. Truman decided to realign USAFE into a combat-capable force. In November, six B-29 Superfortress bombers from SAC''s 43d Bombardment Group were sent to RAF Burtonwood, and from there to various bases in West Germany as a "training deployment".