|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:military_unit
|
|
gptkbp:active_years
|
1942-1945
|
|
gptkbp:aircraft_operated
|
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-39_Airacobra
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
|
|
gptkbp:aircraft_type
|
gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:Boxer
interceptor
|
|
gptkbp:base
|
gptkb:Henderson_Field
|
|
gptkbp:commander
|
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
|
|
gptkbp:disbanded
|
1945
|
|
gptkbp:engagement
|
gptkb:World_War_II
|
|
gptkbp:headquarters
|
Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
|
|
gptkbp:historical_significance
|
gptkb:first_American_fighter_group_in_the_Solomon_Islands
engaged in combat against Japanese forces
contributed to the defense of the South Pacific
participated in the liberation of the Philippines
supported ground troops during campaigns
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
39th Fighter Group
|
|
gptkbp:insignia
|
gptkb:Flying_Knight_emblem
|
|
gptkbp:mission
|
air superiority missions
ground attack missions
defense of Guadalcanal
|
|
gptkbp:motto
|
We Fly to Fight
|
|
gptkbp:nickname
|
The Flying Knights
|
|
gptkbp:notable_members
|
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Clarence_E._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Major_William_H._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_J._Mc_Guire
|
|
gptkbp:operational_theater
|
Pacific Theater
|
|
gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
|
|
gptkbp:reconstituted
|
1946
|
|
gptkbp:role
|
fighter aircraft operations
|
|
gptkbp:successor
|
gptkb:39th_Fighter_Squadron
|
|
gptkbp:unit_awards
|
gptkb:Air_Force_Longevity_Service_Award
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
6
|