Air Group 42

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Air_Group_42

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military unit
gptkbp:activeYears	1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:USS_John_C._Stennis gptkb:F4U_Corsair gptkb:F6F_Hellcat gptkb:TBF_Avenger gptkb:USS_George_Washington USS Bennington USS Enterprise USS Essex USS Constellation USS Intrepid USS Yorktown USS Abraham Lincoln USS America USS Carl Vinson USS Nimitz USS Ronald Reagan USS Theodore Roosevelt USS Harry S. Truman USS Hornet USS Kitty Hawk USS Wasp USS Midway USS Ticonderoga USS Franklin USS George H.W. Bush USS Tarawa USS Coral Sea USS Shangri-La USS Forrestal USS Oriskany USS Bunker Hill USS Hancock
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:base	USS Hornet
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Air Group 42
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:mission	air superiority
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operations	carrier operations
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:role	naval aviation
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_14