23rd Bomb Group (World War II)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:North_American_B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
Douglas A-20 Havoc
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Fifteenth_Air_Force
gptkb:Seventh_Air_Force
gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkb:Tenth_Air_Force
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
gptkbp:contributedTo Allied_victory_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:engagesIn bombing missions
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historicalRole close air support
air superiority missions
psychological warfare
reconnaissance missions
strategic bombing
interdiction missions
tactical bombing
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic bombing campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 23rd Bomb Group (World War II)
gptkbp:motto We Will Not Be Defeated
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notableFeature bombing of industrial targets
bombing of military installations
bombing of oil refineries
bombing of rail yards
bombing of submarine pens
gptkbp:notableFor B-24 Liberator aircraft
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Tidal Wave
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:reform 23rd Bomb Wing
gptkbp:squadrons 22nd Bomb Squadron
23rd Bomb Squadron
24th Bomb Squadron
25th Bomb Squadron