27th Fighter Group

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The 27th Fighter Group was a United States Army Air Forces combat unit that saw significant action during World War II, particularly in the Mediterranean Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Forces fighter group ⓘ
activeDuring World War II ⓘ
aircraftOperated Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ
North American A-36 Apache ⓘ
linked to: A-36 Apache

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
allegiance United States Army ⓘ
branch United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
campaign Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign

North African Campaign ⓘ
Sicilian Campaign ⓘ
component 522d Fighter Squadron ⓘ
523d Fighter Squadron ⓘ
524th Fighter Squadron ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decorations Distinguished Unit Citation ⓘ
engagement Allied invasion of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign

Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
Operation Torch ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII Italy ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
higherCommand Fifteenth Air Force ⓘ
Twelfth Air Force ⓘ
missionProfile escort missions ⓘ
fighter-bomber operations ⓘ
interdiction missions ⓘ
notableCommander Philip Cochran ⓘ
notableFor combat operations in Italy ⓘ
combat operations in North Africa ⓘ
role close air support ⓘ
fighter ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
type fighter group ⓘ

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