363rd Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:383rd_Fighter_Group
gptkb:373rd_Fighter_Group
gptkb:378th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:381st_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brampton,_England
gptkb:Camp_Kilmer
gptkbp:historical_significance Air-to-air combat
Cold War operations
Air superiority missions
Reconnaissance missions
Support for naval operations
Air defense missions
Close air support missions
Combat air patrols
Fighter sweeps
Ground attack missions
Post-war operations
Strategic bombing missions
Support for ground troops
Tactical air operations
Support for special operations
Interdiction missions
Air-to-ground combat
Support for amphibious assaults
Counter-air operations
Escort missions
Fighter-bomber operations
Escort for bombers
Legacy in modern air combat
Support for airborne operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 363rd Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Banshee emblem
gptkbp:motto We Fly to Fight
gptkbp:nickname The Banshees
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Mc_Gee
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:365th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:364th_Fighter_Squadron
366th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:successor 363rd Fighter Wing