521st Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
significant
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:bombLoad over 100
up to 8,000 pounds
gptkbp:celebrates dedicated to veterans
gptkbp:colors black and gold
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:communityEngagement local events
gptkbp:conservationEfforts historical documentation
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in films
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:educationalPrograms military history education
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:historicalRecords archived_at_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of strategic air campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 521st Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern air warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank support networks
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_Richard_A._Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:bombing_of_Berlin
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
multiple airfields
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer reassigned to reserve
gptkbp:publications unit history books
gptkbp:researchInterest military historians
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-05-08
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:2nd_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:successor gptkb:521st_Air_Mobility_Operations_Squadron
gptkbp:supports fighter squadrons
gptkbp:symbolism panther emblem
gptkbp:targets enemy infrastructure
gptkbp:training over 200
crew training