464th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
over 100
gptkbp:airlines various training bases
gptkbp:base gptkb:Bassingbourn_Airfield
gptkbp:bombLoad precision bombing
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1945
gptkbp:firstPublished 1944
1945
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse approximately 50
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1943
gptkbp:headquarters Bassingbourn
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Bassingbourn,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 464th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:464th_Bomb_Group_Association
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Terrors of the Sky
gptkbp:notableFeature bombing of oil refineries
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Pointblank
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer historical significance in air warfare
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic bombing
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945
over 300
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:783rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:786th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:784th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:785th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals military installations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:464th_Expeditionary_Bomb_Group
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:supports 15th Air Force
gptkbp:training gptkb:Florida