21st Bomber Command

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1944-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
heavy bomber
gptkbp:associatedWith B-29 bombing raids
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Air_Force_command
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:established 1944
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:strategic_bombing_in_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first to use B-29s in combat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 21st Bomber Command
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pacific_Islands
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:World_War_II
conducted bombing raids
part_of_Twentieth_Air_Force
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
bombing_missions_against_Japan
gptkbp:nickname nan
gptkbp:notableFeature bombing of industrial targets
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Matterhorn
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Hawaii
1944-1945
Twentieth Air Force
successful bombing campaigns
gptkbp:parentOrganization Twentieth Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryFunction strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:role strategic bombing
gptkbp:strategicGoals disrupt_Japanese_war_production
critical_in_the_Pacific_War
bomb_Japanese_cities
gptkbp:successor 20th Air Force
gptkbp:supportRole air_offensive_against_Japan
gptkbp:type bomber command
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:21st_Bomber_Command
bomber unit
conducting air raids
influenced future air strategies
gptkbp:unitHistory part_of_the_Pacific_Air_Forces