66th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:base gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-11-01
gptkbp:fighting_style over 200
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-02-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field,_California
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to air superiority in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 66th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:66th_Fighter_Group_emblem
Flying Knights insignia
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mission escort missions
ground attack missions
gptkbp:motto We Fly to Fight
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Knights
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_John_M._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Mc_Gee
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:notable_winners over 100 enemy aircraft
gptkbp:operational_history conducted reconnaissance missions
engaged in air-to-air combat
participated in the liberation of France
supported ground troops in Italy
served in the Mediterranean Theater
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:fortification
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:20th_Fighter_Wing
gptkbp:training pilot training
gptkbp:unit_history for actions in World War II
gptkbp:year_created 1945-11-01
1943-02-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6