566th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Heavy bomber
gptkbp:alumni Annual squadron reunion
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lt._Col._John_Smith
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Major_Richard_Johnson
gptkbp:fightingStyle 2000+
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalPeriod World_War_II_unit
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Strategic bombing campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 566th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname The Red Assassins
gptkbp:notableFeature D-Day bombing runs
Bombing_of_German_industrial_sites
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 500+
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-04-30
1945-05-08
Tactical bombing
1943-03-01
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:European_Theater
4
Air Medal
1945-06-01
1943-01-15
8th Air Force
1945-09-01
nan
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Combat_Bombardment_Wing
gptkbp:successor gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Airfield
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Red_Assassin_emblem
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation