402nd 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:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Brampton_Grange
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945-10-01
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:England
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:D-Day_operations
escort missions to bombers
air raids over Germany
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to air superiority in Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 402nd Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Red Devil emblem
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air combat tactics
gptkbp:military_branch 402nd Fighter Group Association
gptkbp:mission air superiority
escort missions
ground support
ground attack missions
interception missions
fighter escort
gptkbp:motto We Fly to Fight
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Red_Devils
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:notable_recordings numerous ground targets destroyed
over 200 enemy aircraft destroyed
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:squadrons three
512th Fighter Squadron
511th Fighter Squadron
510th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:474th_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:year_created 1945-10-01
1943-02-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:402nd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7