Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1943-1945
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| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Boeing_B-24_Liberator |
| gptkbp:alumni |
Annual reunions held by veterans.
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation |
| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:Bassingbourn_Airfield
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:Normandy gptkb:Air_Offensive_Europe gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace Northern_France Southern_France |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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| gptkbp:commissioningDate |
1943-01-01
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| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
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| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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| gptkbp:finaleDate |
1945-10-01
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Engaged in reconnaissance missions.
Involved in the strategic bombing of industrial centers. Conducted missions to disrupt enemy supply lines. Conducted precision bombing missions. Conducted raids on U-boat pens. Involved in the bombing of oil refineries. Involved in the bombing of rail yards. Supported the D-Day invasion. Supported_ground_troops_during_the_Battle_of_the_Bulge. Conducted_missions_against_German_airfields. Engaged_in_missions_over_occupied_Europe. Engaged_in_bombing_campaigns_against_German_cities. Participated_in_Operation_Market_Garden. Participated_in_the_bombing_of_Berlin. Participated_in_the_liberation_of_France. Supported_the_Allied_advance_into_Germany. Conducted_missions_against_German_military_installations. Supported_the_Allied_forces_in_the_liberation_of_Europe. Participated_in_the_bombing_of_the_German_city_of_Dresden. |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Contributed_to_the_strategic_bombing_campaign_against_Nazi_Germany.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
434th Bomb Group
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| gptkbp:insignia |
Group emblem
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Bassingbourn,_England
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
approximately 1,500
|
| gptkbp:motto |
We Deliver
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| gptkbp:nickname |
The Flying Circus
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:role |
bombardment
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| gptkbp:squadrons |
gptkb:Hells_Angels
The Flying Circus Helldivers |
| gptkbp:successor |
8th Air Force
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