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Operation Matterhorn was organised by U.S. XX Bomber Command during World War II to place USAAF B29 Bombers in China for use against Japan.
Command Structure
The Bases in China were part of the China Burma India Theater of World War II for adminstative purposes (the commander of XX Bomber Command had no control over stations, bases, units, and personnel not directly assigned to him, and none over shipping and other logistic support essential to the operation). However the C-in-C of XX Bomber Command reportd directly to the JCS in Washington and were not under SEAC operational control like the rest of the personnel in the CBI. In this respect the situation of the Twentieth Air Force was similar to that in the European Theater of Operations between the Eighth Air Force and SHAEF .
Main Section
The forward airbases in China were supplied out of India by the flying supplies over the Hump.
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