425th Bomb Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
significant losses during missions
gptkbp:airlines trained personnel
gptkbp:alliance Allied Forces
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions
gptkbp:base Drew_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lt._Col._William_H._McCarty
gptkbp:crewSize 10 crew members per aircraft
gptkbp:description gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse over 50
gptkbp:headquarters Barksdale_AFB,_Louisiana
gptkbp:historicalRecords maintained_by_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 425th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Black_Panther_emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced future bombing strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:425th_Bomb_Squadron_Association
various military decorations awarded
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Tidal Wave
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
1943-1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:postWarCareer historical preservation
gptkbp:retired to different wings over time
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission post-war operations
bombing_missions_in_Europe
gptkbp:strategicGoals enemy infrastructure
gptkbp:successor 307th Bomb Wing
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:supports ground support units
gptkbp:training bombing and navigation training
Drew_Field,_Florida
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Black_Panther_symbol
part_of_the_lineage_of_the_307th_Bomb_Wing
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1 July 1943
15 November 1945