305th Bomb Group (Heavy)

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Over_200_B-17s
gptkbp:base gptkb:Bassingbourn_Airfield
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bassingbourn,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 305th Bomb Group (Heavy)
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:isVisitedBy Over 20,000 tons
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Hell's Angels
gptkbp:notableFeature Mission to Berlin
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._McCauley
gptkb:Captain_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Major_John_A._McCauley
gptkb:Captain_John_A._McCauley
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Colonel_Edward_J._McCarthy
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Major_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Captain_Edward_J._McCarthy
gptkb:Major_Edward_J._McCarthy
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McCauley
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer Inactivated
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role Strategic bombing
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-04-25
1942-05-17
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:367th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:366th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:364th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:365th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:training Over 300 missions
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1945-08-15
1942-02-01