491st Bombardment Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/491st_Bombardment_Group
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1943–1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:component gptkb:852d_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:853d_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:854th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:855th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 491st Bombardment Group
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ringmasters
gptkbp:notable_campaign Strategic bombing campaign against Germany
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:role heavy bombardment
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:RAF_North_Pickenham
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dyersburg_Army_Air_Base
gptkb:Pueblo_Army_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5