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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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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:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Burbank,_California
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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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:Camp_Kilmer,_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:historical_event
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maintained by the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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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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396th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Distinctive unit insignia
Group emblem
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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 post-war air combat tactics
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100
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gptkbp:military_branch
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many veterans remain active in associations
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gptkbp:mission
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reconnaissance missions
escort missions
ground attack missions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fly to Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notable_members
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several aces served in the group
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkb:Ninth_Air_Force
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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some members served in Korea
some members served in NATO missions
some members served in Vietnam
some members served in peacekeeping missions
some members served in the Gulf War
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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:510th_Fighter_Squadron
512th Fighter Squadron
511th Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:474th_Fighter_Group
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gptkbp:training
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fighter pilot training
combat training
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