567th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
Heavy bomber
gptkbp:associatedWith 8th Air Force Bombardment Groups
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:commanded Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Air_Force_Command
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famousRival Notable pilots
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Pacific_Islands
gptkbp:firstPublished 1945-07-30
1944-06-15
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse 50
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkbp:historicalPeriod World War II era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Strategic bombing campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 567th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Banshees
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:productionYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:retired 20th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission Post-war operations
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Bombardment_Group
other squadrons
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 8th Air Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:567th_Expeditionary_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Asia-Pacific
gptkbp:training gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Field
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:End_of_World_War_II
Squadron patch
Bombardment Squadron
Influence on air warfare
Post-war reactivation plans
gptkbp:unitHistory Rich history in bombing missions
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-15
1945-08-15