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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
single-engine fighter
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Framlingham
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Dyer
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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:fighting_style
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over 200
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Framlingham,_Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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subject of various books and documentaries
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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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390th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Banshee emblem
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:390th_Fighter_Group_Memorial
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
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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 fighter tactics
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100 aircraft
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:390th_Fighter_Group_Association
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fight for Freedom
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Captain_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_William_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._Dyer
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gptkbp:notable_winners
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over 200 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:1985
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual reunions held
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:370th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:368th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:369th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:supports
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provided support for ground troops
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gptkbp:training
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trained pilots for combat missions
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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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