918th Bomb Group
E903961
The 918th Bomb Group is a fictional U.S. Army Air Forces bomber unit featured in the World War II film and television series "Twelve O'Clock High."
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional military unit
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ |
| airForce | Eighth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Twelve O'Clock High (1949 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twelve O'Clock High (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkCreator |
Beirne Lay Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sy Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | 306th Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingOfficerInFiction |
Frank Savage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| equipment | B-17 Flying Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| garrisonLocationInFiction | Archbury air base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | war drama ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCommanderRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
colonel ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | experiences of Eighth Air Force bomber crews ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| missionType | daylight precision bombing ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central focus of Twelve O'Clock High story ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Twelve O'Clock High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
aircrew morale under combat stress
ⓘ
leadership in combat ⓘ strategic bombing campaign over Europe ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Gregory Peck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lansing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInFiction | bomber unit ⓘ |
| settingPeriodEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| settingPeriodStart | 1942 ⓘ |
| targetType |
German military installations
ⓘ
strategic industrial targets ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.