USAAF 79th Fighter Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USAAF_79th_Fighter_Group
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Col._Earl_E._Bates_Jr.
gptkbp:component gptkb:85th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:86th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:87th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formed 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Italy
gptkb:RAF_Duxford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USAAF 79th Fighter Group
gptkbp:motto Nil Nobis Irreparabile
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ninth_Air_Force
gptkb:Twelfth_Air_Force
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:79th_Fighter_Group_(USAF)
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Exeter_(WWII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7