351st Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:base gptkb:Molesworth,_England
gptkbp:bombing_campaigns gptkb:Combined_Bomber_Offensive
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Caffrey
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Caffrey
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinguished_unit_citation gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:historical_role Strategic bombing against Nazi Germany
gptkbp:historical_significance Strategic bombing in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 351st Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:losses over 100 B-17s
gptkbp:mission 1945-04-25
over 300
1943-01-17
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Hell's_Angels
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_A._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Caffrey
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Captain_Edward_J._Mc_Carthy
gptkbp:notable_mission Mission to Regensburg
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:post_war_career Inactivated
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:National_Guard
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:514th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:512th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:513th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:511th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:total_bomb_tonnage over 20,000 tons
gptkbp:total_sorties over 10,000
gptkbp:year_created 1942-02-01
1945-08-28
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force
gptkb:RAF_Bassingbourn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6