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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:airlines
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Intensive training programs
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual reunions held
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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:England
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gptkbp:battle
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Over 300
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:canSupport
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Various support squadrons
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Memorials dedicated to fallen airmen
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:communityInvolvement
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Engaged with local communities
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Efforts to preserve history and artifacts
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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:educationalPrograms
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Programs to educate about WWII aviation
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gptkbp:effectiveDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:enemy
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Engaged in numerous air battles
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gptkbp:filmography
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Featured_in_WWII_documentaries
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1945-09-30
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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3rd Air Division
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Approximately 50 at peak
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Maintained_by_the_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalResearch
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Ongoing research into group history
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_WWII
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gptkbp:homeTo
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RAF Wendover
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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392nd Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Banshee emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Remembered for bravery and sacrifice
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:392nd_Bomb_Group_Association
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing of U-boat pens
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gptkbp:notableGames
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gptkb:B-17G
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Strategic_bombing_of_Germany
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gptkbp:operatingHours
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577th,_578th,_579th
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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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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Inactivated
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Bombing missions against enemy infrastructure
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
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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
1943-09-06
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:578th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:579th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:577th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Key role in air superiority
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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