390th Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni Annual squadron reunions
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base Drew_Field
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials for fallen airmen
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:crew Pilot,_Co-pilot,_Navigator,_Bombardier,_Gunners
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
Featured_in_WWII_documentaries
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
gptkbp:historicalRecords Preserved_in_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Strategic_bombing_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 390th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern air warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:390th_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_Ploesti_oil_fields
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
8th Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer Historical recognition
gptkbp:recruitment Volunteers_from_across_the_U.S.
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-05-08
gptkbp:strategicGoals Disruption of Axis supply lines
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:390th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:successor 390th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:targets Transportation hubs
Military installations
Industrial sites
Enemy troop concentrations
gptkbp:training gptkb:Barksdale_Field
Over 200
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint_exercises_with_RAF
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:unitHistory Part of the 8th Air Force history.