Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1943-1945
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:P-38_Lightning Republic P-47 Thunderbolt |
| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
|
| gptkbp:battle |
escort missions
ground attack missions interception missions |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
part of the 15th Air Force
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
contributed_to_air_superiority_in_WWII
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
415th Fighter Group
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Flying_Dragon_emblem
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:California
|
| gptkbp:motto |
We Fly to Fight
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Flying Dragons
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Major_John_E._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Yeager gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong gptkb:Captain_Robert_L._Scott_Jr. Lieutenant_Colonel_Clarence_E._McDonald |
| gptkbp:notable_player |
conducted reconnaissance missions
supported ground troops during invasions credited with numerous enemy aircraft destroyed provided air cover for bombers participated_in_the_liberation_of_Europe |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:retired |
gptkb:Twelfth_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:role |
fighter aircraft operations
|
| gptkbp:squadrons |
No. 1 Fighter Squadron
No. 2 Fighter Squadron No. 3 Fighter Squadron No. 4 Fighter Squadron |
| gptkbp:successor |
415th Airlift Wing
|
| gptkbp:unitAwards |
fighter group
depicts a dragon |
| gptkbp:unitHistory |
formed in 1943
participated in major air campaigns reassigned to various air forces during its service deployed_to_the_Mediterranean_Theater returned_to_the_United_States_in_1945 |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1943-01-15
1945-10-01 |