Ninety-third Air Force

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:final_operation_date 1945-05-08
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-01-28
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:England
gptkbp:historical_significance first heavy bombardment group to bomb Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ninety-third Air Force
gptkbp:insignia 93rd Bomb Group Insignia
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Will Never Forget
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Major_John_A._Mc_Gowan
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Tunner
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:4
gptkb:93rd_Bombardment_Squadron
395th Bombardment Squadron
396th Bombardment Squadron
394th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Major_General_Haywood_S._Hansell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7