9th Air Force

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkb:Numbered_Air_Forces
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:B-26_Marauder
gptkb:A-26_Invader
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:combat_role Reconnaissance missions
Close air support missions
Strategic bombing missions
Transport missions
Fighter-bomber operations
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Allied_Expeditionary_Air_Force
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_K._Cannon
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established gptkb:1942
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Shaw_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Invasion_of_Normandy
gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkbp:historical_significance Provided air support during World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 9th Air Force
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:9th_Air_Force_emblem
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:9th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:9th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:9th_Air_Support_Command
gptkb:9th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Group
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in 9th Air Force Reunion
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:General_John_K._Cannon
gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern air combat tactics
gptkbp:mission Close Air Support
Air Interdiction
gptkbp:motto The Air Force's Own
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:role Tactical Air Support
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:unit_history World War II unit