54th Fighter Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/54th_Fighter_Group

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force gptkb:484_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:active_years	1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:C-47_Skytrain gptkb:P-39_Airacobra gptkb:P-38_Lightning gptkb:P-40_Warhawk gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt gptkb:P-63_Kingcobra gptkb:P-40_E_Warhawk gptkb:P-40_M_Warhawk gptkb:P-40_N_Warhawk gptkb:P-47_D_Thunderbolt gptkb:P-47_N_Thunderbolt gptkb:P-51_C_Mustang gptkb:P-51_J_Mustang gptkb:P-51_M_Mustang gptkb:P-51_R_Mustang gptkb:P-51_S_Mustang gptkb:P-51_T_Mustang gptkb:P-51_U_Mustang gptkb:P-51_V_Mustang gptkb:P-51_W_Mustang gptkb:P-51_X_Mustang gptkb:P-51_Y_Mustang gptkb:P-51_Z_Mustang gptkb:P-51_B_Mustang gptkb:P-51_H_Mustang gptkb:P-51_K_Mustang P-51 D Mustang
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base	gptkb:Kweilin_Airfield
gptkbp:campaigns	Burma Campaign China Campaign India Campaign
gptkbp:command_structure	gptkb:General_Claire_Lee_Chennault
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Coy
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1945-08-15
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Chengdu,_China
gptkbp:historical_significance	First American fighter group in China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	54th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:Flying_Tiger_emblem
gptkbp:is_engaged_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:motto	Defend the Skies
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Charles_W._Mc_Donald gptkb:Robert_L._Scott_Jr. gptkb:George_A._Davis_Jr. gptkb:David_Lee_'_Tex'_Hill
gptkbp:operational_status	gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:result	gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkbp:role	fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:14th_Fighter_Group gptkb:14th_Air_Force
gptkbp:year_created	1943-04-01