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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:F-100_Super_Sabre
gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-4 Phantom II
P-47 Thunderbolt
F-84 Thunderjet
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gptkbp:base
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Norton Air Force Base
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkb:Air_National_Guard
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first operational fighter group in the 9th Air Force
provided_air_support_during_Operation_Market_Garden
engaged_in_the_final_phases_of_the_war_in_Europe.
participated_in_the_liberation_of_France
supported_ground_troops_during_the_Battle_of_the_Bulge
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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409th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:missions
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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 Flying Circus
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reform
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1985
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:512th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:511th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:510th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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409th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-10-01
1943-02-01
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