24th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clovis_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:active_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Chengdu,_China
gptkbp:campaigns Burma Campaign
India Campaign
China Defensive Campaign
China Offensive Campaign
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kweilin,_China
gptkbp:historical_significance First American fighter group to operate in China.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 24th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia 24th Fighter Group Insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:boxing_match
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:mission Air Superiority
Ground Attack
gptkbp:motto Defend the Skies
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Robert_L._Scott_Jr.
gptkb:David_Lee_'_Tex'_Hill
Charles Older
George E. Preddy Jr.
gptkbp:notable_operations Defense of China
Air Support for Ground Troops
Flying Tiger Operations
Support of Chinese Nationalist Forces
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:predecessor P-40 Fighter Group
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:status Historical Unit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:14th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:14th_Air_Force
gptkbp:year_created 1941