Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1942-1945
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
B-17 Flying Fortress
over 100 aircraft B-24 Liberator |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation |
| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:North_Africa
|
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Foggia,_Italy
Benghazi, Libya |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Strategic bombing missions
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
316th Bomb Group
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Flying_Bison_emblem
|
| gptkbp:motto |
We Deliver
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Flying Bisons
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
|
| gptkbp:notableOperations |
gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
Operation Market Garden Operation Overlord Operation Crossbow Operation Bagration Operation Chastise Operation Pointblank Operation Dragoon Operation Hydra Operation Thunderclap Operation Shingle Operation Tidal Wave Operation Varsity Operation Zitadelle Operation Strangle Operation Carpetbagger Operation Sardinia |
| gptkbp:operatingHours |
gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:role |
bombardment
|
| gptkbp:secondaryMission |
1945-04-30
Strategic bombing 1943-01-01 Tactical bombing |
| gptkbp:squadrons |
High Squadron
Lead Squadron Low Squadron |
| gptkbp:successor |
316th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
|
| gptkbp:training |
over 300 combat days
|