476th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:F-51_Mustang
P-47 Thunderbolt
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions
gptkbp:associatedWith 8th Air Force
9th Air Force
15th Air Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-04-01
gptkbp:cultural_heritage part_of_the_legacy_of_the_USAAF
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:finaleDate 1945-08-15
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:California
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_air_superiority_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 476th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Muroc,_California
gptkbp:missions escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
gptkbp:motto We Fly to Fight
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._McCoy
gptkb:Captain_William_H._McCulloch
gptkbp:notable_player successful missions against enemy aircraft
successful missions against ground targets
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer remains a historical unit
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:role fighter operations
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:465th_Fighter_Squadron
463rd_Fighter_Squadron
464th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:476th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole ground support missions
gptkbp:training advanced fighter training