Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1943-1945
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation |
| gptkbp:base |
Drew_Field
|
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
engaged in aerial reconnaissance missions
engaged in long-range bombing missions trained many pilots and crew members for future conflicts conducted precision bombing raids involved in the liberation of occupied territories provided air support for D-Day operations utilized advanced bombing techniques for the time participated in the strategic bombing of industrial targets contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_WWII left_a_legacy_in_U.S._Air_Force_history operated_from_multiple_airfields_in_Europe participated_in_bombing_campaigns_over_Germany supported_ground_troops_in_Europe |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
427th Bomb Group
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Group emblem
|
| gptkbp:missionsConducted |
strategic bombing missions
|
| gptkbp:motto |
We Deliver
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Wacky Warriors
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan gptkb:Colonel_William_H._H._McCulloch |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:retired |
8th Air Force
15th Air Force |
| gptkbp:role |
bombardment
|
| gptkbp:squadrons |
Bombardment Squadron
Service Squadron Experimental_Squadron |
| gptkbp:training |
gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:B-26_Marauder P-47 Thunderbolt |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1945-10-15
1943-01-15 |