711th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
over 50
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:airlines B-17_and_B-24_training
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:communityPartnerships Allied Forces
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_Luftwaffe
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famousRival Captain_George_Miller
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Colonel_James_Brown
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
gptkbp:historicalRecords available_at_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic air campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 711th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern air warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:militaryRank 711th_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Pointblank
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Major_Richard_Smith
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Western_Europe
inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer remains_part_of_Air_Force_history
gptkbp:postWarCareer training missions
gptkbp:primaryFunction bombing missions
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-05-08
1943-04-01
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:712th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:successor 711th_Special_Operations_Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole extensive
gptkbp:supports gptkb:92nd_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Airfield
over 200
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:unitHistory documented in military archives