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 Liberator
significant losses during missions
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gptkbp:airlines
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trained personnel
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gptkbp:alliance
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Allied Forces
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:base
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lt._Col._William_H._McCarty
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10 crew members per aircraft
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gptkbp:description
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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over 50
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Barksdale_AFB,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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maintained_by_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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425th Bomb Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Black_Panther_emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future bombing strategies
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:425th_Bomb_Squadron_Association
various military decorations awarded
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gptkbp:mission
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strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Black Panthers
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Tidal Wave
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
1943-1945
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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historical preservation
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gptkbp:retired
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to different wings over time
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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post-war operations
bombing_missions_in_Europe
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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enemy infrastructure
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gptkbp:successor
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307th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:supports
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ground support units
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gptkbp:training
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bombing and navigation training
Drew_Field,_Florida
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Black_Panther_symbol
part_of_the_lineage_of_the_307th_Bomb_Wing
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1 July 1943
15 November 1945
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