99th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lee_Archer
gptkb:Eugene_Bullard
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-39_Airacobra
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:George_Roberts
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:Charles_Mc_Gee
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
escort missions
ground attack missions
destroyed enemy aircraft
gptkbp:base gptkb:Tuskegee_Army_Airfield
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired films
inspired video games
inspired documentaries
inspired books
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1949
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tuskegee,_Alabama
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:political_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 99th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia red tail
gptkbp:legacy influenced civil rights advocacy
influenced aviation history
influenced military integration
gptkbp:motto Spitfire!
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkbp:notable_recordings escorted bombers
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:Educational_Institution
scholarships for descendants
annual commemorations
Tuskegee Airmen National Convention
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:scientific_classification first African American fighter group
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:301st_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:302nd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:year_created 1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6