603d Air Engineering Squadron

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The 603d Air Engineering Squadron was a U.S. Army Air Forces support unit responsible for aircraft maintenance and engineering for the 509th Composite Group during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
603d Air Engineering Squadron canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Forces squadron ⓘ
air engineering squadron ⓘ
aircraftTypeSupported B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
associatedWith 509th Composite Group ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryLabel United States of America ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
garrisonDuringWorldWarII North Field, Tinian ⓘ
hasOperationalFunction engineering support for long-range bombing operations ⓘ
maintenance of bomber aircraft ⓘ
locationDuringWorldWarII Mariana Islands ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
militaryBranchLabel USAAF ⓘ
notableAssociation atomic bomb operations against Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ
notableFor supporting atomic bombing missions of World War II ⓘ
participatedIn strategic bombing campaign against Japan ⓘ
partOf 509th Composite Group ⓘ
role aircraft engineering support ⓘ
aircraft maintenance ⓘ
service Army Air Forces ⓘ
subordinateTo Twentieth Air Force ⓘ
supportedUnit 509th Composite Group ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater ⓘ
timePeriod 1940s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

509th Composite Group → component → 603d Air Engineering Squadron ⓘ
390th Air Service Group → componentUnit → 603d Air Engineering Squadron ⓘ