417th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-24 Liberator
Numerous B-24 Liberators
gptkbp:airlines Specialized training programs
gptkbp:alumni Annual veteran reunions
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:celebrates Dedicated_memorials_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:disbanded 1950
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
Documentaries_about_WWII
gptkbp:historicalRecords Preserved in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 417th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Group_Insignia
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future bombing strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tinian
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:militaryRank Surviving members
gptkbp:missionsConducted Strategic Bombing Missions
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:operationalHistory Detailed operational records available
gptkbp:operations Bombing_raids_on_Japanese_targets
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer Inactive
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic Bombing
gptkbp:publications Books_on_WWII_aviation_history
gptkbp:retired Twentieth Air Force
gptkbp:secondaryMission Close Air Support
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:672nd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:674th_Bomb_Squadron
673rd Bomb Squadron
675th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals Key_role_in_the_Pacific_War
gptkbp:training Combat_training_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:type gptkb:Heavy_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:yearEstablished 15 November 1945
1 April 1943