93rd Bombardment Group

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-24_Liberator
approximately 50
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Bassingbourn_Airfield
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:cultural_heritage World War II history
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-12-31
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bassingbourn,_England
gptkbp:historical_significance first B-24 group in the 8th Air Force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 93rd Bombardment Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkb:15th_Air_Force
gptkbp:losses over 100 B-24s
gptkbp:mission 1945-04-25
1942-11-17
gptkbp:motto The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:notable_operations bombing of oil refineries
bombing of industrial sites
bombing of submarine pens
bombing of transportation hubs
gptkbp:operational_status deactivated
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:primary_mission bombing enemy targets
gptkbp:reformed 1946-01-01
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:15th_Air_Force
gptkbp:role strategic bombing
gptkbp:squadrons 330th Bombardment Squadron
329th Bombardment Squadron
332nd Bombardment Squadron
331st Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:successor 93rd Bombardment Wing
gptkbp:unit_awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Castle_Air_Force_Base,_California,_USA
gptkb:93rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6