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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:airlines
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10-12 per aircraft
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gptkbp:alumni
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Held annually in the USA
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Great_Ashfield,_England
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Dedicated to fallen airmen
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue and Yellow
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Inactive but recognized
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
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gptkbp:famousRival
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gptkb:Major_John_M._McGowan
Operation Pointblank
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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Annual reunions
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Approximately 50
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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Recognized for valor and service
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Maintained_by_the_Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:homeGround
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Provided by the 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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385th Bomb Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced modern air combat tactics
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:385th_Bomb_Squadron_Association
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Hell's Angels
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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High bombing accuracy rates
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic bombing
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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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1945-04-25
1943-05-17
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:European_Theater
gptkb:457th_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:457th_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field,_Louisiana
Over 300
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Squadron crest
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Part of the 8th Air Force during WWII
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-08-15
1942-02-01
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