438th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
significant
various aircraft variants used
gptkbp:airlines intensive training programs
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:bombLoad high
gptkbp:celebrates dedicated memorials
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:engagesIn strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Western_Europe
featured in military documentaries
gptkbp:firstClaim gptkb:Second_Air_Force
gptkbp:hasTheme 4
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:historicalEvent exhibits in museums
gptkbp:historicalRecords preserved in archives
gptkbp:historicalResearch subject of historical studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_the_bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 438th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced future bombing strategies
gptkbp:members few surviving veterans
gptkbp:militaryRank 438th_Bomb_Group_Association
gptkbp:mission bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_Robert_L._McCulloch
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_William_H._McCulloch
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer disbanded
recognized for valor
gptkbp:publications books written about the group
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-04-25
1943-04-01
gptkbp:squadrons 304th Bomb Squadron
303rd_Bomb_Squadron
305th_Bomb_Squadron
306th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals critical_to_Allied_victory_in_Europe
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:supports ground support units
gptkbp:training gptkb:Barksdale_Field
over 200
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-01
1945-10-01