Air Group 6

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6)
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Hornet (CV-8)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
American Campaign Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:base USS Enterprise
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:decommissioningDate post-war reduction
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1945-08-15
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse approximately 60
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air Group 6
gptkbp:legacy influenced future naval aviation tactics
contributed_to_air_superiority_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Victory_through_Air_Power
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Six
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
gptkb:TBF_Avenger
gptkbp:notablePerson Lieutenant_Commander_Charles_
Lieutenant_Commander_Edward_H._
Lieutenant_Commander_Frank_
Lieutenant_Commander_George_
Lieutenant_Commander_James_
Lieutenant_Commander_John_W._
Lieutenant_Commander_Richard_
Lieutenant_Commander_Robert_
Lieutenant_Commander_Thomas_
Lieutenant_Commander_William_
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:secondaryRole fighter-bomber
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_6
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1945-12-31
1943-01-01