86th Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:base gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:current_condition Training exercises
Humanitarian assistance missions
Reconnaissance missions
Close air support missions
Strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:history Established in 1942
Participated in Cold War operations
Activated in 1942
Inactivated in 1946
Reactivated in 1952
Involved in Global War on Terrorism
Deployed to Europe in 1956
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 86th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._Mc_Coy
Colonel Richard A. H. Hargreaves
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:previously_known_as gptkb:86th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:21st_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5