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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
over 100 B-17s
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:baseLocation
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gptkb:Great_Ashfield,_England
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gptkbp:battle
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over 300
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10 per aircraft
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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approximately 50 at peak
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Part of the 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Strategic_bombing_in_WWII
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gptkbp:homeGround
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Provided by the 8th Air Force
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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385th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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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:notableFeature
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Mission to Berlin
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Reactivated_as_a_reserve_unit
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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German_industrial_sites
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gptkbp:retired
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1945
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gptkbp:role
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heavy bomber group
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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:551st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:549th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:550th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:552nd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Disruption of enemy supply lines
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:385th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Lineage_from_WWII_bomb_groups
Group shield
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Participated_in_major_WWII_campaigns.
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