United States Army Air Forces bombers

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft limited
heavy bombers
light bombers
medium bombers
gptkbp:armament machine guns
bombs
gptkbp:contribution defeating Axis powers
gptkbp:crewSize varied
gptkbp:design high altitude capability
crew accommodations
long range
large bomb capacity
defensive armament
gptkbp:engineType jet engines
piston engines
gptkbp:era gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:historicalImpact influenced military strategy
inspired future bomber designs
changed aerial warfare
led to development of jet bombers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic air campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Army Air Forces bombers
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air power
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:Colonel_Paul_Tibbets
gptkbp:notableModels gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:operationalRange varied
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer surplus_aircraft
gptkbp:primaryMission bombing missions
gptkbp:productionCompany 1930s-1940s
gptkbp:role strategic bombing
gptkbp:services 1941-1947
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Nagasaki_bombing
gptkb:Hiroshima_bombing
gptkb:Dresden_bombing
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:tactics carpet bombing
precision bombing
gptkbp:training crew training
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces