443rd Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
B-24s
B-24D,_B-24J
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:celebrates dedicated to veterans
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_H._McGowan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewSize 10-12 per aircraft
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
featured in war documentaries
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse over 100
fighter escorts
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historicalEvent military museums
gptkbp:historicalRecords archived_at_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to air superiority
gptkbp:homeGround ground crews
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 443rd Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Bomb_Group_emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced future bombing strategies
gptkbp:militaryRank destroyed enemy installations
443rd_Bomb_Group_Association
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Strangle
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
1943-1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer reassigned
honored in military history books
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic bombing
gptkbp:researchInterest military historians
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-08-15
1943-10-01
gptkbp:squadrons 701st_Bomb_Squadron
702nd_Bomb_Squadron
703rd_Bomb_Squadron
704th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals disrupted supply lines
gptkbp:successor 307th Bomb Wing
gptkbp:supportRole Southwest_Pacific_Area
gptkbp:supports 15th Air Force
gptkbp:training gptkb:Barksdale_Field