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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:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Heavy bomber
B-17F
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gptkbp:airlines
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B-17_training
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Bassingbourn_Airfield
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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:description
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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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:fightingStyle
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Thousands
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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Deployed_to_England
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17G
Over 100
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Bassingbourn,_England
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Yes
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Strategic bombing campaigns
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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306th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part of the strategic bombing doctrine
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Knighthawks
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Mission to Berlin
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Inactive
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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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Inactivated
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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
1943-01-17
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:306th_Bomb_Group
Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:306th_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater
Numerous
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gptkbp:training
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Bassingbourn
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Squadron patch
Disbanded_after_WWII
Not_reactivated_after_WWII
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Part of the 8th Air Force history
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1942-01-15
1945-08-15
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