VIII Bomber Command

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/VIII_Bomber_Command
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1942–1944
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded February 1944
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:formed January 1942
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:RAF_High_Wycombe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VIII Bomber Command
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Ira_C._Eaker
gptkb:Frederick_L._Anderson
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryMission daylight precision bombing
gptkbp:role bomber
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:91st_Bomb_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6