399th 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-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-47_D_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-47_N_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Halesworth
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:fighting_style over 200
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters Halesworth, Suffolk, England
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the Allied air campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 399th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air combat tactics
gptkbp:mission escort missions
interdiction missions
gptkbp:motto We Fight for Freedom
gptkbp:nickname The T-Bolts
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_Robert_L._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Mc_Culloch
Major William H. Mc Gowan
gptkbp:notable_recordings significant contributions to air superiority
gptkbp:notable_winners over 200 enemy aircraft
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:reunion annual reunions held
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:370th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:368th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:369th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:supports ground attack missions
gptkbp:training trained pilots for combat
gptkbp:year_created 1945-10-01
1943-04-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5