447th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkbp:associatedWith 8th Air Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Rattlesden
gptkbp:battle gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:bombLoad up to 8,000 pounds
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:crewSize 10-12 personnel
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:firstClaim 15th Air Force
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse approximately 50
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 447th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Daring D's emblem
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Daring D's
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_oil_refineries_at_Merseburg
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_U-boat_pens_at_Lorient
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Berlin
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
Mission_to_bomb_the_German_aircraft_factories
Mission_to_bomb_the_V-1_launch_sites_in_France
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryFunction strategic bombing
gptkbp:retired to the 3rd Air Division
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-04-25
over 300
1943-10-14
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:713th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:712th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:711th_Bombardment_Squadron
710th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:targets industrial sites
military installations
transportation hubs
enemy troop concentrations