305th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Boeing_B-17_C
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_D
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_F
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_G
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_E
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:base gptkb:Bassingbourn_Airfield
gptkbp:bomb_load over 1 million pounds
gptkbp:bombing_missions strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:campaigns Bombing of Germany
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Caffrey
gptkbp:distinguished_unit_citation yes
gptkbp:fighting_style over 300
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bassingbourn,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 305th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia yes
gptkbp:legacy influenced future bombing strategies
gptkbp:losses over 200
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Hell's_Angels
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Mission_to_Schweinfurt
Mission to Regensburg
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkb:Operation_Argonaut
gptkb:Operation_Bagration
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Strangle
gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat
gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkb:Operation_Carpetbagger
gptkb:Operation_Crossbow
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkb:Operation_Epsom
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Operation_Thunderclap
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:post_war_career reassigned to reserve status
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:4
364th Bomb Squadron
365th Bomb Squadron
367th Bomb Squadron
366th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:veterans 305th Bomb Group Association
gptkbp:year_created 1945-08-15
1942-02-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5