Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:VMFA(AW)-242
gptkbp:activeIn	1943–1946 1960–present
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:F/A-18D_Hornet
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal gptkb:Iraq_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation gptkb:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:Vietnam_War Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Iwakuni,_Japan
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Death_From_The_Dark
gptkbp:nickname	Bats
gptkbp:notableCommander	LtCol John F. G. Wade LtCol John P. Flynn LtCol William R. Fox
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:1st_Marine_Aircraft_Wing gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_12
gptkbp:previousAircraft	gptkb:F4U_Corsair gptkb:A-6_Intruder gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk F-4 Phantom II
gptkbp:previousDesignation	gptkb:VMA-242 gptkb:VMFA-242 VMF-242
gptkbp:role	Fighter attack All-weather operations
gptkbp:tailCode	DT
gptkbp:website	https://www.1stmaw.marines.mil/Subordinate-Units/Marine-Aircraft-Group-12/VMFA-242/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:VMFA(AW)-242
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7