381st 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
gptkbp:airlines gptkb:RAF_Debden
gptkb:RAF_Wittering
gptkb:RAF_Halesworth
gptkb:RAF_Leiston
gptkb:RAF_North_Weald
gptkb:RAF_Woodbridge
RAF Ridgewell
RAF Martlesham Heath
RAF Bury St. Edmunds
gptkbp:base RAF Ridgewell
gptkbp:combat_role close air support missions
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:fighting_style over 300 combat days
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters United States Army Air Forces Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 381st Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:is_decorated_with gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:losses over 100 aircraft
gptkbp:mission 1945-05-08
1943-04-01
ground attack missions
escort bombers
gptkbp:motto “ We Will Fight”
gptkbp:nickname The Cradle of the Fighter Pilots
gptkbp:notable_battle experienced pilots
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_John_J._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_John_M._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:reform gptkb:1985
gptkbp:retired gptkb:9th_Air_Force
gptkbp:retirement_year reserve unit
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:safety_features over 200 enemy aircraft
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:526th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:525th_Fighter_Squadron
527th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:strategic_importance strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:363rd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:supports air superiority missions
gptkbp:targets numerous ground targets
gptkbp:training Fighter training missions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5