456th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkb:Air_National_Guard
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Conducted reconnaissance missions
Dropped supplies to resistance fighters
Participated in strategic bombing campaigns
Supported ground forces during invasions
Contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 456th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:United_States_Northern_Command
gptkb:United_States_Strategic_Command
gptkb:United_States_Africa_Command
gptkb:United_States_Central_Command
gptkb:United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command
gptkb:United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe
inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons 8th Air Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:456th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
gptkbp:unitHistory Established in 1943
Inactivated in 1945
Reactivated in 1952
Currently inactive
Reactivated in 1991
Disbanded in 1968
Redesignated in 1963
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-15
1945-08-15