550th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:base gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Air_Force_Combat_Command
gptkbp:currentStatus Not active
gptkbp:description gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fightingStyle strategic bombing
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters Barksdale_AFB,_Louisiana
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 550th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Squadron Emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mission Strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
8th Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:reform 1952
gptkbp:retired to_8th_Air_Force_in_1943
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons nan
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 8th Air Force
gptkbp:successor 550th Operations Support Squadron
gptkbp:training B-17_and_B-24_training
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:unitHistory Established in 1943, inactivated in 1945.
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-15
1945-08-15