46th Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1940-present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-2_Spirit
gptkb:B-52_H_Stratofortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:B-1_B_Lancer
gptkbp:base gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1949-01-01
gptkbp:effective_date 1940-07-01
1945-08-15
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:future_plans modernization of fleet
integration of new technologies
gptkbp:historical_significance first bombardment squadron in the U. S. Army Air Forces
gptkbp:history gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_II
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 46th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:General_John_W._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._Mc_Kinney
Colonel William H. Mc Rae
Captain Charles E. Mc Donald
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:previously_known_as gptkb:46th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:reactivation_date 1946-01-01
gptkbp:reassignment gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:unit_awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:21st_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5