16th Air Fleet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/16th_Air_Fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years	1941-1945
gptkbp:allies	gptkb:Australia gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1945
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:P-38_Lightning gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:formation_date	1941
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Hickam_Field
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	16th Air Fleet
gptkbp:location	Pacific Theater
gptkbp:mission	strategic bombing
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkbp:notable_operations	gptkb:Operation_Hailstone gptkb:Operation_Iceberg gptkb:Operation_Stalemate_II gptkb:Operation_Coronet gptkb:Operation_Olympic gptkb:Operation_Vengeance gptkb:Operation_Goodtime gptkb:Operation_Taffy_1 gptkb:Operation_Taffy_2 gptkb:Operation_Taffy_4 gptkb:Operation_Taffy_5 gptkb:Battle_of_Midway gptkb:Operation_Strangle gptkb:Operation_Ketsugo gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet gptkb:Operation_Tidal_Wave gptkb:Operation_Cherry_Blossom gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel gptkb:Operation_Forager gptkb:Operation_Taffy_3 gptkb:Operation_Sweetheart gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea gptkb:Operation_Detachment gptkb:Operation_Downfall Operation Iwa Jima
gptkbp:operations	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:role	air support
gptkbp:subordinate_units	gptkb:5th_Air_Force gptkb:8th_Air_Force gptkb:13th_Air_Force gptkb:7th_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Pacific_Air_Forces
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:4th_Air_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7