the 15th Air Force

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkb:API
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:bomb_load gptkb:15
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Southern_France_Campaign
gptkb:Balkan_Campaign
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Nathan_F._Twining
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:employees over 100,000
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Foggia,_Italy
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 15th Air Force
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern air warfare tactics
gptkbp:mission 1945-05-08
strategic bombing
1943-11-02
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Victory_through_Air_Power
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Liberators
gptkbp:notable_operations bombing missions
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle
gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:General_Nathan_F._Twining
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:operates_in 1945
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:United_States_Strategic_Air_Forces
gptkbp:significant_event supporting ground troops
bombing of oil refineries
bombing of German industrial targets
gptkbp:squadrons over 50
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft