478th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:airlines 10
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Air_Force_Command
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare European_Campaign
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:hasFacility military traditions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II_bombing_campaigns
gptkbp:homeGround ground crew
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 478th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron Emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_Richard_Smith
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:8th_Air_Force_Command
inactive
1943-1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer disbanded_after_WWII
gptkbp:primaryMission bombing missions
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-08-15
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Bombardment_Group
Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor 478th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:supports 8th Air Force
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
heavy bombers
gptkbp:unitAwards military ceremonies
Squadron Patch
legacy of service
reunions of veterans
memorials for fallen members
heavy bomber squadron
U.S._Army_Air_Forces_heritage
gptkbp:unitHistory World_War_II_history