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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:P-51_Mustang
over 100
fighter aircraft
P-47 Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
9th Air Force
12th Air Force
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gptkbp:base
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Norton_Field
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gptkbp:celebrates
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dedicated memorials
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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historical records
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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gptkb:Air_National_Guard
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gptkbp:decoratedWith
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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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:headquarters
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Norton Air Force Base
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_air_superiority_in_WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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416th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Flying_Knight_emblem
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gptkbp:isEquippedWith
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
P-47 Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:isSupportedBy
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numerous
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced modern air combat tactics
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:escort_bombers
air superiority
ground attack
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gptkbp:motto
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Victory_through_Valor
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Knights
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Charles_H._McGowan
gptkb:Major_John_M._McGowan
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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gptkb:England
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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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inactive
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gptkbp:reform
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1950s
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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April 1945
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:512th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:511th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:513th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:tactics
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fighter escort tactics
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gptkbp:training
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over 200
fighter pilot training
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