Fighter Squadron 281

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1948-1959
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:F9F_Panther
gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
USS Enterprise
USS Bon Homme Richard
USS Midway
F8F Bearcat
USS Coral Sea
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:baseLocation Naval Air Station Oceana
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkb:Captain_Mike_Green
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_James_Doe
gptkb:Lieutenant_Tom_White
gptkb:Captain_Alan_Brown
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first jet fighter squadron in the Navy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Squadron 281
gptkbp:insignia Bat emblem
gptkbp:mission fighter
gptkbp:motto Strike from the Shadows
gptkbp:nickname The Bats
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Pacific_Theater
inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Fleet_Air_Wing_1
gptkbp:secondaryRole air superiority
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Carrier_Air_Group_8
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_31
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:World_War_II
reconnaissance
interceptor
ground attack
gptkbp:training advanced fighter tactics
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1948
1959