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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:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
ground support missions
destroyed enemy aircraft
escort missions to bombers
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Brampton_Grange
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-10-01
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-04-01
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historical_role
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providing air cover
defending Allied bombers
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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air superiority in Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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371st Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Tigers emblem
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:boxing_match
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future air combat tactics
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gptkbp:mission
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1945-05-08
1944-01-01
escort missions
ground attack missions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fight for Freedom
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Mc_Gee
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_E._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:406th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:404th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:405th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:371st_Fighter_Group_(Air_Expeditionary)
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gptkbp:supports
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ground forces
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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