477th Bomb Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1944-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
bombing raids
medium bomber
gptkbp:airlines flight training
gptkbp:base gptkb:Burbank,_California
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Twelfth_Air_Force
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1944-01-01
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:hasRecognition historical recognition
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Camp_Anza,_California
gptkbp:historicalEvent Tuskegee Airmen
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first African American bomb squadron
gptkbp:homeGround ground attack missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 477th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
strategic air campaigns
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Strike
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
combat ready
Asia-Pacific_region
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:reform 1946
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-08-15
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:477th_Composite_Group
various squadrons
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Second_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:477th_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:training gptkb:Tennessee
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
annual reunions
memorials for veterans
squadron badge
bomb squadron
influence on future squadrons
symbol of integration in military
African_American_military_history
gptkbp:unitHistory World_War_II_history