524th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lt._Col._John_Smith
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Air_Forces_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:hasFacility bombing raids
gptkbp:hasRecognition historical military unit
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_the_bombing_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 524th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Col._William_Jones
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
1943-1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryFunction strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:reform 1946
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1944
1945
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:307th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:Pacific_Islands
blue and yellow
bombing tactics
strategic air campaigns
influenced modern air power
Asia-Pacific_region
part_of_the_307th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:successor gptkb:307th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:supportRole Southwest_Pacific_Area
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Airfield
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
1950
aircrew members
squadron patch
bombardment squadron
with other air units
World_War_II_bombardment_units