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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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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24_Liberators
B-17s
P-51_Mustangs
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Duxford
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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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: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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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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420th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:missionsConducted
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over 300
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_Robert_L._McGowan
gptkb:Major_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:operations
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strategic bombing missions
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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:retired
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8th Air Force
9th Air Force
12th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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1st Squadron
2nd Squadron
3rd_Squadron
4th_Squadron
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gptkbp:supports
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8th Air Force
15th Air Force
Combat_Crew_Replacement_Center
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gptkbp:targets
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industrial sites
military installations
transportation hubs
enemy troop concentrations
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1943-01-15
1945-08-15
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