546th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
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_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstDeployment deployed_to_Europe
gptkbp:hasFacility annual reunions
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse 50
gptkbp:hasRecognition historical marker
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to air superiority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 546th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank advanced bombing techniques
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notableOperations bombing_of_Germany
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Pacific_Theater
combat ready
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic bombing
gptkbp:reform 1952
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1943-01-01
1945-08-15
tactical bombing
gptkbp:squadrons 546th,_547th,_548th,_549th
gptkbp:successor gptkb:307th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:supports 8th Air Force
gptkbp:teamAchievements worked_with_RAF
gptkbp:training bombing missions
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:memorial_at_Arlington_Cemetery
ground forces
held every five years
inspired future air units
emblem with a bomb
part of strategic bombing campaign
bomb with wings
dedicated in 1995
pilots, navigators, bombardiers
squadron newsletter
gptkbp:unitHistory formed in 1943