Fighter Squadron 369

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:F4U_Corsair
yes
fighter aircraft
USS Bunker Hill
F4U-1 Corsair
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:baseLocation gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_El_Toro
gptkbp:colors blue and yellow
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McCoy
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Captain_Charles_B._Hall
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1945
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1944
1945
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse 24
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:California
gptkbp:historicalEvent first African American pilots in combat
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first African American fighter squadron
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Squadron 369
gptkbp:insignia squadron patch
gptkbp:legacy inspired future generations of pilots
gptkbp:mission fighter escort
gptkbp:motto “The_Phantom_Phantoms”
gptkbp:nickname The Phantom Phantoms
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_John_M._McCoy
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
Southwest_Pacific
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:reform 1950
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945
over 100
gptkbp:secondaryRole fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:VMF-369
VMF-214
VMF-312
gptkbp:successor VMFA-369
gptkbp:supportRole 1,000 miles
extensive
gptkbp:training gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola
20
T-6 Texan