515th Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:Heavy_Bomber
B-24 Liberator
B-24D,_B-24J
gptkbp:airlines gptkb:Combat_Crew_Training_School
gptkbp:alumni Annual Squadron Reunion
gptkbp:base gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:crewSize 10-12
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945-09-30
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Major_Richard_A._Smith
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:firstClaim gptkb:Pacific_Air_Forces
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hickam_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalRole Strategic_bombing_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 515th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_history_of_the_USAAF
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:515th_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Wake_Island
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Central_Pacific
Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer Inactive
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic Bombing
gptkbp:retired gptkb:7th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1943-03-01
1945-08-15
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:515th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 15th Air Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:515th_Air_Mobility_Operations_Wing
gptkbp:supportRole Southwest_Pacific_Area
gptkbp:training gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
Over 100
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:unitHistory Established in 1943, disbanded in 1945.