301st Bombardment Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
Over 100 aircraft
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions held for veterans
gptkbp:associatedWith 8th Air Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials dedicated to the group
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Participated in 50 combat missions
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
Featured_in_documentaries_about_WWII_aviation.
gptkbp:finaleDate Drew_Field,_Florida
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Molesworth,_England
gptkbp:historicalRecords Records_maintained_by_the_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 301st Bombardment Group
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:301st_Bombardment_Group_emblem
Red and white checkerboard pattern
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future bomber tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank Many veterans participated in post-war aviation
gptkbp:missions Strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Hell's Angels
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
gptkbp:notableOperations Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryFunction gptkb:Heavy_Bomber_Group
gptkbp:retired 15th Air Force
gptkbp:role Bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-04-25
1943-01-07
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:33rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:34th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:35th_Bombardment_Squadron
32nd Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:successor 301st Fighter Wing
gptkbp:training Drew_Field,_Florida