499th Bombardment Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/499th_Bombardment_Group

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1943–1946
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:component	gptkb:877th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:878th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:879th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:880th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned	16 February 1946
gptkbp:established	19 November 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	499th Bombardment Group
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Bats_Outa_Hell
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force gptkb:73rd_Bombardment_Wing
gptkbp:role	Strategic bombing
gptkbp:stationedAt	gptkb:Isely_Field,_Saipan
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Blythe_Army_Air_Base gptkb:Dyersburg_Army_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5