VMF-218

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F4_F_Wildcat
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkbp:aircraft_type Carrier-based fighter
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_El_Toro
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Black_and_White
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkbp:commander Major Gregory Boyington
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:Black_Sheep_Squadron
gptkbp:current_status Historical squadron
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famous_fight gptkb:Bougainville
gptkbp:film gptkb:Black_Sheep_Squadron
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historical_records USMC archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Fighter tactics development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VMF-218
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Flying_Tiger
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for media
gptkbp:losses gptkb:20
gptkbp:memorials Veterans memorials
gptkbp:mission 1943
1945
Fighter operations
gptkbp:motto The Few, The Proud
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_Sheep
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Pappy_Boyington
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Vengeance
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Robert_L._Scott
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:operational_theater Pacific Theater
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:reformed 1950
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:reunion Annual gatherings
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:VMF-214
VMF-223
VMFA-218
gptkbp:training gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkbp:veterans Pappy Boyington's legacy
gptkbp:was_executed_by 94 enemy aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VMF-214_Black_Sheep
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8