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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:activePeriod
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1942–1945
1966–1967
1949–1962
1962–1965
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Belgian_Fourragere
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1967
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:RAF_Hethel
gptkb:RAF_Alconbury
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:England
South Vietnam
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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2nd Air Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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2nd Air Division emblem
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Mighty Eighth (as part of Eighth Air Force)
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_James_P._Hodges
gptkb:Major_General_William_E._Kepner
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:notableOperation
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Strategic bombing campaign against Germany
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:predecessor
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2nd Bombardment Division
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gptkbp:restored
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1949
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gptkbp:role
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bomber
air operations
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Seventh_Air_Force
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gptkbp:theaterOfOperations
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:usedInAircraft
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.2ndair.org.uk/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Hardwick
gptkb:2nd_Bombardment_Wing
gptkb:452nd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:RAF_Wendling
gptkb:Second_Air_Division
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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