53rd Fighter Squadron

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F-16_Fighting_Falcon
gptkb:F-35_Lightning_II
gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 53rd Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:insignia squadron emblem
gptkbp:is_active_in 1943
gptkbp:is_based_in gptkb:Eglin_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:motto “ The Fighting Fifty-Third”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Blue_Knights
gptkbp:notable_mission close air support
air superiority
interdiction
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:F-4_Phantom_II
gptkb:A-10_Thunderbolt_II
gptkbp:operational_history participated in humanitarian missions
participated in air defense missions
participated in NATO operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:role gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:squadron_history currently active
participated in Operation Desert Storm
inactivated in 1946
activated in 1943
reactivated in 1952
deployed to Europe in 1955
deployed to the Pacific in 1965
gptkbp:squadrons active duty
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:training pilot training
tactical training
gptkbp:unit_awards gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:487_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5