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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-17G
heavy bomber
over 50 B-17s
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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precision bombing
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:famousRival
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
Operation Pointblank
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Molesworth,_England
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Molesworth_Airfield
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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maintained_by_the_Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first_American_bombardment_squadron_in_the_UK
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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305th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future bombing strategies
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Hell's Angels
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_General_William_A._McCauley
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Mission to Berlin
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
8th Air Force
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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disbanded
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-04-25
over 300
1942-05-17
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:305th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:305th_Operations_Group
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
squadron_crest
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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participated in major bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-08-15
1942-02-01
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