362nd Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type single-engine fighter
gptkbp:base gptkb:Burbank,_California
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_C._Meyer
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fighting_style over 200
gptkbp:ground_attacks numerous
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Burbank,_California
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to air superiority in WWII
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:RAF_Bottisham
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 362nd Fighter Group
gptkbp:is_decorated_with gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:legacy inspired future fighter groups
gptkbp:losses over 100
gptkbp:mission 1945-05-08
1944-01-01
May 8, 1945
gptkbp:motto We Fly to Fight
gptkbp:nickname The Banshees
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Mc_Gee
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_M._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_William_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkb:15th_Air_Force
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:safety over 200
gptkbp:squadrons No. 377th Fighter Squadron
No. 376th Fighter Squadron
No. 375th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:successor 362nd Fighter Wing
gptkbp:support ground forces
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:California
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:487th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7