71st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:currentStatus Inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First heavy bombardment squadron to be activated in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 71st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
Emblem of the 71st Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:motto The_Sky's_the_Limit
gptkbp:nickname The Iron Men
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:operationalHistory Participated in strategic bombing campaigns.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:reform 1946
gptkbp:role Strategic bombing
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:94th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:91st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:82nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:96th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:84th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:90th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:77th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:98th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:85th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:80th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:86th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:87th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:83rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:95th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:89th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:93rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:79th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:74th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:75th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:88th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:81st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:99th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:97th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:76th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:92nd_Bombardment_Squadron
73rd Bombardment Squadron
78th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 8th Air Force