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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkb:8th_Air_Force_Fighter_Command
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
single-seat fighter
bomber escort
twin-engine fighter
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Bodney
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_C._Meyer
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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over 200
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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:Bodney,_England
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered long-range escort missions
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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353rd Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Blue Nosed Bastards emblem
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100
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gptkbp:mission
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1945-05-08
1943-12-30
escort bombers
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We’ll get there first with the most”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Blue_Nosed_Bastards_of_Bodney
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Captain_John_E._Mc_Ginty
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Ginty
gptkb:Major_George_Preddy
gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Mc_Gee
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_M._Mc_Donald
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:restoration
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:9th_Air_Force
gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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inactivated in 1945
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:safety_features
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over 200
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:350th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:351st_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:352nd_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:status
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inactive
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gptkbp:successor
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353rd Fighter Squadron
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