83rd Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-present
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkb:Air_National_Guard
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1942-01-15
gptkbp:currentStatus active
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tucson_International_Airport
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
first operational squadron of the 8th Air Force
operated_in_the_Pacific_Theater
participated_in_the_strategic_bombing_campaign_over_Europe
involved_in_the_bombing_of_Japan_during_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 83rd Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
gptkbp:location Tucson, Arizona
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_Jane_Doe
gptkb:General_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature 15th Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:reform 1946
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 8th Air Force
gptkbp:training combat readiness
bombing missions
gptkbp:website www.83rdbombardmentsquadron.com