Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1943-1945
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator Over 50 aircraft lost |
| gptkbp:alumni |
Annual reunions held
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| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:Boeing_Field
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials dedicated to the group
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| gptkbp:crewSize |
10-12 personnel
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influenced_popular_media_representations_of_WWII_bombers
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| gptkbp:description |
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
Featured_in_WWII_documentaries |
| gptkbp:firstDeployment |
Europe
|
| gptkbp:hasClient |
Books detailing their missions and history
|
| gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse |
Over 100
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Records_maintained_by_the_U.S._Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Contributed_to_the_strategic_bombing_campaign_in_WWII
|
| gptkbp:homeGround |
Ground crew and maintenance personnel
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
501st Bombardment Group
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| gptkbp:insignia |
501st_Bombardment_Group_emblem
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
501st_Bombardment_Group_Association
|
| gptkbp:motto |
We Deliver
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Iron Angels
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
|
| gptkbp:notableOperations |
gptkb:Bombing_of_the_Netherlands
Bombing of Germany Bombing of Italy Bombing_of_France |
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
Inactive
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Strategic bombing
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Subject of military history research
|
| gptkbp:retired |
8th Air Force
15th Air Force |
| gptkbp:secondaryMission |
20 April 1945
17 August 1943 |
| gptkbp:squadrons |
1st Squadron
2nd Squadron 3rd_Squadron 4th_Squadron |
| gptkbp:successor |
501st_Air_Expeditionary_Group
|
| gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Barksdale_Field
|
| gptkbp:type |
heavy bomber group
|
| gptkbp:unitAwards |
Influenced future air combat strategies
501st_Bombardment_Group_patch |
| gptkbp:unitHistory |
Participated in numerous bombing raids
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
15 November 1945
1 February 1943 |