454th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Boeing_B-17
heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
20 B-17s
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
Mediterranean
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1945
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fifteenth_Air_Force
gptkbp:historicalRecords maintained_by_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic bombing campaigns
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 454th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:454th_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature Bombing of Ploesti
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Second_Air_Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-05-01
1943-04-01
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:453rd_Bombardment_Squadron
multiple times
various theaters
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkbp:supportRole strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:supports Fighter_Groups
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
over 200
gptkbp:unitAwards distinctive emblem
influenced future air operations
bombardment squadron
dedicated to fallen members
possible in future
gptkbp:unitHistory part_of_15th_Air_Force
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1945-09-30
1943-01-15