Eighth Air Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Numbered Air Force
gptkbp:activatedBy 28 January 1942
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
B-1B Lancer
B-2 Spirit
B-52 Stratofortress
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:component United States Fleet Forces Command
Air Force Global Strike Command
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:emblem Eighth Air Force emblem
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Operation_Allied_Force
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:establishedIn 22 February 1944
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eighth Air Force
gptkbp:motto Peace Through Strength, Victory Through Air Power
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Ira_C._Eaker
gptkb:Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:James_H._Doolittle
gptkb:Frederick_L._Anderson
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:91st_Bomb_Group
gptkb:100th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:303rd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:305th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:379th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:390th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:447th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:452nd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:95th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:96th_Bomb_Group
gptkbp:nowPartOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:parentOrganization Air Force Global Strike Command
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
Air Force Global Strike Command
gptkbp:role Nuclear deterrence
Strategic bombing
Global strike operations
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:website https://www.8af.af.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations,_United_States_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5