365th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:P-51_Mustang
over 200 aircraft
fighter aircraft
P-47 Thunderbolt
conducted_air_operations_in_Europe
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions held
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Bottisham
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstPublished June 1944
May 1945
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalRecords maintains historical records of missions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_Europe
gptkbp:homeGround provided_ground_support_for_Allied_forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 365th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Hell Hawk emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced future fighter tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank veterans of the group participate in events.
gptkbp:mission ground attack missions
escort bombing missions
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Hell Hawks
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McCauley
gptkb:Captain_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_John_J._McGowan
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Ninth_Air_Force
gptkbp:participants over 200 enemy aircraft
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer remained active in various forms
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:386th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:388th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:387th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals played a key role in air operations
gptkbp:successor 365th_Fighter_Wing
gptkbp:supportRole close air support
air superiority
interdiction missions
experienced heavy combat during the war
gptkbp:training over 300 combat days
trained pilots for combat
gptkbp:unitAwards distinctive unit insignia