50th Bombardment Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/50th_Bombardment_Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military unit
gptkbp:activeYears	1940-1945
gptkbp:aircraft	B-17 Flying Fortress B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:base	gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkbp:campaigns	gptkb:Rhineland gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Central_Europe gptkb:Normandy gptkb:Air_Offensive_Europe Northern_France
gptkbp:currentStatus	inactive
gptkbp:description	gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:disbanded	1950
gptkbp:fightingStyle	strategic bombing
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	50th Bombardment Group
gptkbp:insignia	Banshee emblem
gptkbp:motto	We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname	The Banshees
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCauley gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:reform	1985
gptkbp:role	bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:43rd_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:25th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:33rd_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:34th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:40th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:48th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:46th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:47th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:44th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:36th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:41st_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:45th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:42nd_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:37th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:49th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:38th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:35th_Bombardment_Squadron 39th Bombardment Squadron 15th Bombardment Squadron 16th Bombardment Squadron 17th Bombardment Squadron 18th Bombardment Squadron 19th Bombardment Squadron 20th Bombardment Squadron 21st Bombardment Squadron 22nd Bombardment Squadron 23rd Bombardment Squadron 24th Bombardment Squadron 26th Bombardment Squadron 27th Bombardment Squadron 28th Bombardment Squadron 29th Bombardment Squadron 30th Bombardment Squadron 31st Bombardment Squadron 32nd Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:yearEstablished	1940-07-01 1945-10-01