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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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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-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Leiston
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_C._Meyer
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gptkbp:commemoration
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memorials and reunions
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:current_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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over 300
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gptkbp:has_airport
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gptkb:RAF_Leiston
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gptkbp:has_been_restored
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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significant in air combat during WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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356th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
Group insignia
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced modern air combat tactics
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority missions
ground attack missions
escort bombing missions
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Fly to Fight”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Yoxford_Boys
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Captain_John_E._Mc_Ginty
gptkb:Captain_Don_Gentile
gptkb:Major_Charles_E._Yeager
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_C._Meyer
gptkb:Major_George_Preddy
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gptkbp:notable_winner
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over 600 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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reassigned to Air National Guard
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:365th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:363rd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:364th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:support
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supporting ground troops
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gptkbp:supports
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yes
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gptkbp:tactics
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escort missions
fighter sweeps
high-altitude interception
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gptkbp:training
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intensive pilot training
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Debach
gptkb:RAF_Station_Halesworth
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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