505th Fighter Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1943
gptkbp:aircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:baseLocation gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Jane_Smith
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Colonel_Clarence_Tinker
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_James_H._Doolittle
gptkb:Major_Thomas_B._McGuire_Jr.
gptkb:Major_Richard_Bong
gptkb:Captain_Charles_McGee
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:historicalRole strategic bombing missions
support of ground forces
defense_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first fighter squadron to use jet aircraft
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Holloman_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 505th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:insignia squadron patch
gptkbp:motto The_Fighting_505th
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Vipers
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:reform 1952
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:F-15_Eagle
F-4 Phantom II
gptkbp:role fighter squadron
gptkbp:secondaryMission close air support
air superiority
air interdiction
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkb:Air_National_Guard
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Southern Watch
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 12th Fighter Wing
gptkbp:supportRole pilot training
combat readiness
gptkbp:website www.505thfs.com