88th 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-2_Spirit
gptkb:B-52_H_Stratofortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:B-1_B_Lancer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:base gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:cultural_heritage part of the 8th Air Force
gptkbp:disbanded 1946-01-01
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:formation_date 1942-01-15
gptkbp:historical_significance strategic bombing missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 88th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Eighty-Eights
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:General_Curtis_Le_May
gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Coy
Colonel Richard A. Mc Coy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:previously_stationed_at gptkb:Kadena_Air_Base
gptkb:Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Minot_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:reformed 1947-01-01
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:8th_Air_Force
2nd Bomb Wing
gptkbp:website official squadron website
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:21st_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5