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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1944-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:bomber
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gptkbp:awards
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significant contributions to Allied victory in the Pacific.
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gptkbp:command_history
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part of the Pacific Air Forces
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gptkbp:command_structure
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part of Twentieth Air Force
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
gptkb:Major_General_Curtis_Le_May
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:has_ability
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successful bombing campaigns against Japan
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gptkbp:has_units
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large bomber unit
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of World War II efforts against Axis powers
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered long-range bombing missions
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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21st Bomber Command
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on modern air warfare
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guam
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:military_operations
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bombing raids on Japanese cities
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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strategic bombing doctrine
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gptkbp:mission
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bombing missions against Japan
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Bomber_Command
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gptkbp:notable_leader
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gptkb:General_Haywood_S._Hansell
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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bombing of industrial targets in Japan
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Matterhorn
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gptkbp:operational_area
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Western Pacific
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1944-1945
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:operations
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bombing of Tokyo
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gptkbp:parent_organization
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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influenced post-war air strategy
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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strategic bombing of Japan
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:significant_event
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first B-29 raid on Japan
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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defeat of Japan
destroy Japanese military capabilities
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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disruption of Japanese war production
key role in the defeat of Japan
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gptkbp:subordinate_units
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comprised of B-29 squadrons
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
gptkb:21st_Air_Division
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gptkbp:theater
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:unit_history
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part of the strategic bombing campaign
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gptkbp:unit_type
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bomber command
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Meetinghouse
gptkb:20th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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