8th Fighter Command

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
bombers
single-engine fighters
twin-engine fighters
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_A._Mc_Donald
Major General James H. Doolittle
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:documentary military history documentaries
gptkbp:established gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:England
gptkb:Suffolk,_England
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Library
gptkbp:historical_significance air power in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8th Fighter Command
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Allied_Air_Forces
gptkb:military_base
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern air combat
gptkbp:location gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:losses gptkb:significant
gptkbp:military_branch 8th Fighter Command veterans association
gptkbp:mission escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
gptkbp:motto “ The Best Defense”
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
Big Week
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:reunion annual reunions
gptkbp:role air combat
gptkbp:successor gptkb:8th_Fighter_Wing
gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:supports support squadrons
fighter groups
bomber groups
gptkbp:symbol 8th Fighter Command emblem
gptkbp:tactics air superiority
ground support
fighter escort