Fighter Squadron 277C

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1950-1955
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:F4U_Corsair
jet fighter
USS Midway
F4U-4
gptkbp:baseLocation Naval Air Station Oceana
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkbp:crewSize 12 pilots
gptkbp:disbanded 1955
gptkbp:engagements Operation Chromite
gptkbp:firstFlight 1950
1955
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Miramar
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered jet operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Squadron 277C
gptkbp:IATA_code part of the jet age
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
gptkbp:mission fighter
gptkbp:motto Strike First, Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Red Devils
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Major_Richard_Smith
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Pacific_Theater
inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Carrier_Air_Group_17
gptkbp:secondaryRole air superiority
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Korea
red and white
annual gatherings
established in 1950
collaborated with allied forces
advanced tactics training
part of naval aviation history
influenced future squadrons
not reactivated
squadron newsletter
Fighter Squadron 277D
annual flyover
dedicated in 1960
devil emblem
inspired future naval aviators
multiple air-to-air victories
retired in 1955
gptkbp:successor Fighter Squadron 277D
gptkbp:supportRole 600 miles
ground attack
gptkbp:training gptkb:Naval_Fighter_Weapons_School
gptkbp:trainingExercises Red Flag