49th Bombardment Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1940-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:B-26_Marauder
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Philippine_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Philippines_Campaign
gptkb:Bismarck_Archipelago_Campaign
gptkb:Western_Pacific_Campaign
gptkb:New_Guinea_Campaign
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-10-01
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
gptkbp:formation_date 1940-07-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brisbane,_Australia
gptkbp:historical_significance Strategic bombing operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 49th Bombardment Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Knights
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Bombing_of_Rabaul
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Major_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:Seventh_Air_Force
gptkb:Thirteenth_Air_Force
gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons 345th Bombardment Squadron
348th Bombardment Squadron
346th Bombardment Squadron
347th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:49th_Wing
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:year_created 1940-07-01
1945-10-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clovis_Army_Air_Field
gptkb:49th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6