9th Air Fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:TBF_Avenger
gptkb:SBD_Dauntless
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:fighter_aircraft
bombers
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:air_base
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 9th Air Fleet
gptkbp:is_active_in 1943
1945
gptkbp:mission defend against aerial attacks
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Victory_through_Air_Power
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Rear_Admiral_John_H._Towers
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_John_S._Mc_Cain_Sr.
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Thomas_C._Kinkaid
gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_Spruance
Rear Admiral Ernest King
Rear Admiral Joseph M. Reeves
Rear Admiral Marc Mitscher
gptkbp:notable_operations Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:role air support
gptkbp:strategic_importance island hopping campaigns
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Naval_Air_Forces_Pacific
gptkbp:type gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:4th_Air_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7