876th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
50
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:airlines 10
gptkbp:alumni Annual gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith 8th Air Force
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:currentStatus Historical unit
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 876th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern air warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:876th_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
Air Medal
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-05-08
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:strategicGoals Bombing_enemy_infrastructure
gptkbp:successor gptkb:876th_Expeditionary_Airlift_Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Western_Europe
Strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:supports Ground crew
gptkbp:training gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
Heavy bomber
gptkbp:unitAwards Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:unitHistory Part_of_the_499th_Bombardment_Group