Fighter Squadron 509

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Navy_Fighter_Weapons_School
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base Naval Air Station Oceana
gptkbp:commander Major_John_Doe
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Operation_Torch
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Guadalcanal
Operation Overlord
Battle of Midway
Operation Husky
Operation Dragoon
Operation Neptune
Operation Shingle
Operation Varsity
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_air_dominance_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Squadron 509
gptkbp:insignia Tiger emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern fighter tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:mission fighter operations
gptkbp:motto Victory_Through_Valor
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_Jane_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Bob_Johnson
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:South_Pacific
inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:reform 1950
gptkbp:secondaryRole air superiority
ground attack
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_511
gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_508
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_510
gptkbp:supportRole numerous air-to-air engagements
gptkbp:training gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Miramar
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
P-47 Thunderbolt
T-6 Texan
advanced fighter tactics