429th Bomb Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/429th_Bomb_Squadron
GPTKB entity
Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-present
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:base gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:currentStatus gptkb:Davis-Monthan_AFB
gptkbp:description gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Counter-terrorism operations
Humanitarian missions
Air superiority missions
Disaster relief operations
Reconnaissance missions
Strategic bombing missions
Training missions
Logistics support missions
Support of ground troops
Cold_War_operations
Joint_exercises_with_NATO
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 429th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron Emblem
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_John_A._McCarthy
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCauley
gptkb:Captain_Robert_L._McCauley
gptkb:General_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McGowan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:429th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:reform 1946-01-01
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:12th_Bomb_Group
8th Air Force
15th Air Force
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 12th Air Force
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-15
1945-08-15