426th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:basedOn Drew_Field
gptkbp:bombLoad enemy infrastructure
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:celebrates dedicated monuments
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:conservationEfforts historical documentation
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:firstPublished 1945-04-25
1943-09-01
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse over 100
gptkbp:hasTheme 4
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tampa,_Florida
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 426th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:legacy inspired future generations of airmen
gptkbp:militaryRank 426th_Bomb_Group_Association
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Major_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCulloch
gptkbp:numberOfStudents over 500
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
1943-1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer disbanded
gptkbp:primaryFunction heavy bomber operations
gptkbp:retired 15th Air Force
gptkbp:squadrons Spam Can Squadron
The_Banshees_Squadron
The_Black_Widow_Squadron
The_Flying_Circus_Squadron
gptkbp:successor 307th Bomb Wing
gptkbp:supportRole bombardment
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Air_Support_Command
gptkbp:training gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkbp:unitHistory served in multiple campaigns
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1945-10-01
1943-02-01