519th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:colors Blue and yellow
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945-08-15
gptkbp:description gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Air_Offensive_Europe
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstDeployment Deployed_to_Europe_during_WWII
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Significant_in_WWII_bombing_campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 519th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
Squadron insignia
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:European_Theater
Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role Bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission Strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:squadrons Bombardment Squadron
Various_European_locations
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 8th Air Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:519th_Operations_Group
gptkbp:supportRole Close air support
Extensive_combat_experience_in_WWII
gptkbp:tactics High altitude bombing
gptkbp:training Combat training
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Bombardment Squadron
Part of the 8th Air Force history
Pilots and crew members
Legacy of strategic bombing missions
Reactivated post-WWII
Squadron symbol
Disbanded_after_WWII
gptkbp:unitHistory Established in 1943
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-15
1945-08-15