USAAF 449th Bombardment Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USAAF_449th_Bombardment_Group
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activatedBy 1 May 1943
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 4 August 1946
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:hasSquadron gptkb:716th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:717th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:718th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:719th_Bombardment_Squadron
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USAAF 449th Bombardment Group
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flying_Horsemen
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Po_Valley
gptkb:Southern_France
gptkb:Anzio
gptkb:Naples-Foggia
gptkb:Rome-Arno
gptkb:Northern_Apennines
gptkb:Air_Offensive,_Europe
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Ploesti_oil_refineries_raid
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fifteenth_Air_Force
gptkbp:role heavy bombardment
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:Grottaglie_Airfield,_Italy
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Exeter_(WWII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7