387th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base RAF Chivenor
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_heritage part of USAF history
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-11-01
gptkbp:fighting_style over 200
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-04-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Camp_Kilmer
gptkbp:home_ground numerous successful missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 387th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Banshee emblem
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:losses over 50
gptkbp:mission 1945-05-08
1944-01-01
air superiority
ground attack
gptkbp:motto We Fly to Fight
gptkbp:nickname The Banshees
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_Robert_L._Mc_Culloch
Captain Charles E. Mc Gowan
Lieutenant Colonel William A. Mc Gowan
gptkbp:notable_winners over 100 enemy aircraft
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:8th_Fighter_Command
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:reunion annual gatherings
gptkbp:role gptkb:boxing_match
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:365th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:367th_Fighter_Squadron
366th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:387th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
gptkbp:supports ground troops
gptkbp:training advanced fighter tactics