561st Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:airlines Advanced Bombardment Training
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fightingStyle Over 1000 hours
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1955
gptkbp:hasFacility Maintained_Historical_Traditions
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse 50
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_Allied_Victory
gptkbp:homeGround Provided_Ground_Support_Missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 561st Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
Official_Squadron_Emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mission Strategic Bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_Richard_A._Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkbp:operationalStatus Combat Ready
Multiple_Bases_in_Europe
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:postWarCareer Reactivation_for_Cold_War
gptkbp:reform 1952
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1943-05-01
1945-08-15
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:561st_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:strategicGoals Enemy Industrial Sites
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 8th Air Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:561st_Air_Refueling_Squadron
gptkbp:training Bombardment Training
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Reactivated in 1952
Bombardment Squadron
Black Panther Symbol
Part of the 8th Air Force Legacy
gptkbp:unitHistory Established in 1943