The Mighty Eighth

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated over 1,000
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle
gptkbp:contributed_to Allied victory in Europe
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:employees over 200,000
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquartered_in gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
gptkbp:historical_significance air superiority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Mighty Eighth
gptkbp:influenced modern air warfare tactics
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force_Museum
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future air forces
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkb:Mission_to_Schweinfurt
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:notable_for strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:General_Nathan_F._Twining
gptkb:General_Frank_Maxwell_Andrews
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_H._Mc_Gee
gptkb:Major_General_Frederick_W._Castle
gptkb:Major_General_William_A._Mc_Bride
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Major_General_George_C._Kenney
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Colonel_Paul_Tibbets
gptkb:General_Curtis_Le_May
gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Major_General_John_L._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft