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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual veteran reunions
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1940
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Barksdale_Field,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Preserved in military archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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strategic_bombing_campaigns_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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31st Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern air warfare
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Many served in post-war aviation
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gptkbp:motto
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We Will Never Forget
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Air_raids_over_France
Support of ground troops
Strategic bombing of Axis powers
Bombing_of_German_industrial_sites
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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:primaryMission
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bombing enemy targets
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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
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:398th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:399th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:396th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:397th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:2nd_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:supports
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Various squadrons
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