USAAF 8th Air Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USAAF_8th_Air_Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:dissolved	1945
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:established	gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Huntingdon,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USAAF 8th Air Force
gptkbp:is_active_in	gptkb:1942 1945
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Operation_Chastise gptkb:Operation_Black_Friday gptkb:Operation_Weasel gptkb:Operation_Argonaut gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:D-Day gptkb:Operation_Bagration gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Neptune gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Shingle gptkb:Operation_Strangle gptkb:Operation_Plunder gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Operation_Steinbock gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat gptkb:Operation_Goodwood gptkb:Operation_Cobra gptkb:Operation_Tidal_Wave gptkb:Operation_Carpetbagger gptkb:Operation_Crossbow gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Operation_Thunderclap gptkb:Operation_Veritable Bombing of Germany
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
gptkbp:notable_operations	gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Pointblank Strategic bombing campaign
gptkbp:operations	gptkb:England
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:role	Strategic bombing
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RAF_Sudbury
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6