the United States Army Air Forces

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:B-29_Superfortress gptkb:Curtiss-Wright_Corporation gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Aircraft_Corporation gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:Fairchild_Aircraft gptkb:Lockheed_Martin gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:C-47_Skytrain gptkb:Martin_Aircraft_Company gptkb:Grumman_Aircraft_Engineering_Corporation gptkb:Wright_Field gptkb:Northrop_Corporation gptkb:Boeing gptkb:Bell_Aircraft_Corporation gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company gptkb:Vought_Aircraft_Company gptkb:Piper_Aircraft_Corporation gptkb:North_American_Aviation gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft gptkb:Willow_Run gptkb:Republic_Aviation_Corporation
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:combat_command	gptkb:Army_Air_Forces_Combat_Command
gptkbp:dissolved	1947
gptkbp:founded	1941
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	the United States Army Air Forces
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:USAAF_Roundel
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Service_Before_Self
gptkbp:notable_leader	gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkbp:notable_operations	gptkb:D-Day gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Torch Strategic Bombing Campaign
gptkbp:operational_period	gptkb:World_War_II 1941-1947
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:primary_mission	reconnaissance air transport strategic bombing air support
gptkbp:role	air warfare
gptkbp:strength	1.5 million personnel
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:training	gptkb:Army_Air_Forces_Training_Command
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5