490th Bombardment Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/490th_Bombardment_Group

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1943–1946
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:component	gptkb:848th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:849th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:850th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:851st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned	August 7, 1946
gptkbp:established	October 1, 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	490th Bombardment Group
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Circus
gptkbp:notable_campaign	Strategic bombing campaign against Germany
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Col._Edwin_B._Giller
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:role	bombardment
gptkbp:stationedAt	gptkb:RAF_Eye
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dyersburg_Army_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5