65th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkb:Operation_Stalemate_II
gptkb:Marianas_Turkey_Shoot
gptkb:Operation_Goodwill
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Operation_Cherry_Blossom
gptkb:Operation_Ketsugō
gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkb:Operation_Detachment
gptkb:Operation_Downfall
gptkbp:historical_significance first to operate in the Marianas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 65th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced future fighter tactics
gptkbp:location Pacific Theater
gptkbp:losses significant during combat
gptkbp:mission air superiority
gptkbp:motto We Fight to Win
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Cocks
gptkbp:notable_battle escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:5th_Air_Force
gptkb:7th_Air_Force
gptkbp:retirement_year inactive
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:15th_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:supports close air support
reconnaissance
air defense
gptkbp:training pilot training
ground crew training
gptkbp:year_created 1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6