470th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-24 Liberator
Heavy bomber
Medium bomber
gptkbp:base gptkb:Tinian
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:description gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:firstClaim Twentieth Air Force
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse approximately 50
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tinian_Island
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of the strategic bombing campaign
Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
gptkbp:homeGround Administrative staff
Ground crew
Logistics personnel
Medical personnel
Maintenance personnel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 470th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group Emblem
gptkbp:motto Dare to be Great
gptkbp:nickname The Daring D's
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Bombing_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Bombing_of_Okinawa
Strategic bombing missions
Air_raids_on_the_Philippines
Bombing_of_Japanese_shipping
Support_of_ground_troops_in_the_Philippines
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Western_Pacific
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission over 300
gptkbp:squadrons 893rd_Bombardment_Squadron
894th_Bombardment_Squadron
895th_Bombardment_Squadron
896th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:successor 307th Bomb Wing
gptkbp:supports gptkb:5th_Air_Force
13th Air Force
gptkbp:training gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkb:Boeing_Field
Drew_Field
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Group_Insignia
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1945-10-15
1943-01-15