Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Air_Forces_Southwest_Pacific_Area
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_George_Kenney
gptkbp:component gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formed 1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brisbane,_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Philippines_campaign_(1944–45)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Southwest_Pacific
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Area_(command)
gptkbp:primaryMission air operations against Japanese forces
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7