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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-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:fighter_aircraft
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Kimbolton
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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veteran events
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in media
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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 200
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gptkbp:final_activation
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1945-09-01
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gptkbp:ground_support_missions
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numerous
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historical_records
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preserved in archives
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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contributed to air superiority in Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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379th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:initiated_by
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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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 future air combat tactics
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100
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gptkbp:memorials
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dedicated to veterans
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gptkbp:mission
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1945-04-25
air superiority
1943-04-01
ground attack
escort bombers
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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_Tboli
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_Charles_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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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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inactive
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gptkbp:reformed
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post-war period
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gptkbp:research_interest
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military historians
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:role
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fighter operations
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gptkbp:safety
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over 200
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:362nd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:363rd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:364th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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air support for ground operations
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:379th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
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gptkbp:support
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Allied ground forces
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
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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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