2nd Bombardment Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1940-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-18_Bolo
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:historical_significance first bombardment group in the Army Air Forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Bombardment Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
Group insignia
gptkbp:legacy influence on future bombardment tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mission bombing missions in the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Tunner
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Tidal_Wave
gptkb:Bombing_of_Ploesti
Strategic bombing of Germany
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:primary_mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:9th_Air_Force
gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkb:15th_Air_Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:23rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:49th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:22nd_Bombardment_Squadron
three
gptkbp:successor 2nd Bombardment Wing
gptkbp:year_created 1939
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:615th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7