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
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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:Brampton_Grange
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945-10-01
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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:England
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:D-Day_operations
escort missions to bombers
air raids over Germany
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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contributed to air superiority in Europe
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402nd Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Red Devil 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:military_branch
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402nd Fighter Group Association
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority
escort missions
ground support
ground attack missions
interception missions
fighter escort
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fly to Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Red_Devils
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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numerous ground targets destroyed
over 200 enemy aircraft destroyed
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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three
512th Fighter Squadron
511th Fighter Squadron
510th Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:474th_Fighter_Group
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gptkbp:year_created
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1945-10-01
1943-02-01
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:402nd_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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