9th Air Force (United States)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/9th_Air_Force_%28United_States%29

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years	1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:C-47_Skytrain gptkb:A-26_Invader gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:command_structure	gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:current_status	gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkbp:established	gptkb:1942
gptkbp:group_size	gptkb:10
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Shaw_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	9th Air Force (United States)
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:9th_Air_Force_emblem
gptkbp:involved_units	gptkb:civil_aviation gptkb:National_Guard gptkb:Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command gptkb:Air_Mobility_Command gptkb:Air_Support_Command
gptkbp:motto	We Strike First
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkbp:operational_theater	gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:operations	gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Italy gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:primary_mission	Close air support Strategic bombing
gptkbp:role	Tactical air support
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:30
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:unit_type	gptkb:Combat_Air_Force
gptkbp:website	www.af.mil/9af
gptkbp:wing_configuration	gptkb:3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:No._9_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7