505th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions held
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:21st_Bomber_Command
8th Air Force
Twentieth Air Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials established for fallen members
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Pacific Campaign
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
Documentaries produced about the group
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historicalResearch Research conducted on missions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 505th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
Group insignia
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern air power
gptkbp:militaryRank Surviving veterans active in associations
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Raging Rovers
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer Members participated in post-war aviation.
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:significantEvent Bombing_raids_on_Japanese-held_islands
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:393rd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:394th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:395th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:396th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals Key role in island-hopping strategy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:505th_Command_and_Control_Group
gptkbp:training Trained in various bombing techniques
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1946-01-01
1943-04-01