560th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:Air_Force_Association
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:celebrates honors fallen members
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:communityInvolvement local veteran events
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:World_War_II_Bombardment_Squadrons
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:firstGeneration gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_James_Smith
gptkbp:headquarters Barksdale_AFB,_Louisiana
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
gptkb:National_Archives
military museums
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 560th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern air combat tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:operationalStatus combat ready
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:publications squadron history books
gptkbp:reform 1985
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-08-15
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:561st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:559th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:558th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole strategic bombing
gptkbp:training bombing missions