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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Clovis_Army_Air_Field
gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
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gptkbp:active_years
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:boxing_match
over 100
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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:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign
gptkb:Air_Offensive,_Europe
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Southern_France_Campaign
gptkb:Western_European_Campaign
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Sardinia
gptkb:Foggia_Airfield
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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:formation_date
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1941-04-15
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first group to use P-51 Mustang in combat
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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40th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Banshee emblem
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:mission
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1945-05-08
air superiority
interdiction
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fight to Win
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Yeager
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:reform
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1946
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:40th_Fighter_Wing
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gptkbp:supports
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ground attack missions
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gptkbp:unit_history
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participated in D-Day operations
served in North Africa
supported ground troops during the liberation of France
activated during the Korean War
deployed to Japan during the Korean War
engaged in post-war air defense missions
involved in air operations over Korea
reassigned to Tactical Air Command in 1950
returned to inactive status in 1952
served in the Mediterranean Theater
transferred to Air National Guard in 1946
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