80th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1940-present
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:associatedWith 8th Air Force
15th Air Force
gptkbp:base gptkb:Kadena_Air_Base
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established 1940
gptkbp:fightingStyle strategic bombing
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first squadron to use B-29s in combat.
participated in the first bombing raid on Japan.
gptkbp:homeTo Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 80th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:80th_Bombardment_Squadron_emblem
80th_Bombardment_Squadron_patch
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCauley
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs 80th Reconnaissance Squadron
gptkbp:reform 1946
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:B-52H_Stratofortress
gptkb:B-2_Spirit
B-1B Lancer
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:website official website