Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1942-1945
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| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Boeing_B-29_Superfortress Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Blue and yellow stripes Significant losses during the war. |
| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:RAF_Halesworth
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| gptkbp:battle |
Ground attack missions
Interception missions Escort_missions |
| gptkbp:commander |
Colonel_Hubert_Zemke
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:decoratedWith |
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:famousRival |
gptkb:Captain_Don_Gentile
gptkb:Major_George_A._Davis_Jr. Captain_Robert_S._Johnson Colonel_Hubert_Zemke Major_John_C._Meyer |
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
Halesworth,_Suffolk,_England
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First_American_fighter_group_to_achieve_100_aerial_victories_in_Europe.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
56th Fighter Group
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| gptkbp:insignia |
56th Fighter Group emblem
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future fighter tactics.
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| gptkbp:motto |
“We_Fly_to_Fight”
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| gptkbp:nickname |
The Zeros
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| gptkbp:notableGames |
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
P-47 Thunderbolt |
| gptkbp:operationalHistory |
Participated in major air offensives.
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:postWarCareer |
Reactivated as a fighter wing.
|
| gptkbp:role |
fighter aircraft operations
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| gptkbp:squadrons |
63rd Fighter Squadron
64th Fighter Squadron 65th_Fighter_Squadron |
| gptkbp:successor |
56th Fighter Wing
|
| gptkbp:training |
Trained pilots for combat.
|
| gptkbp:unitAwards |
Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award.
World_War_II_Victory_Medal. American_Campaign_Medal. Distinguished_Flying_Cross. European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal. |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1942-01-15
1945-10-01 |