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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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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-22_Raptor
gptkb:P-39_Airacobra
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
over 100
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-35 Lightning II
F-4 Phantom II
Fighter
P-47 Thunderbolt
F-84 Thunderjet
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gptkbp:assignee
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gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Henderson_Field
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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:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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yes
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_Guinea
Henderson_Field,_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
|
first American fighter group in the South Pacific
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gptkbp:homeGround
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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43rd Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
|
Fighting Cock emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
|
influenced future air combat tactics
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gptkbp:mission
|
air superiority
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gptkbp:motto
|
We Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
|
The Fighting Cocks
|
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gptkbp:notable_member
|
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Captain_Charles_A._Lindbergh
|
|
gptkbp:operationalArea
|
Southwest_Pacific
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
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gptkbp:reform
|
1946
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gptkbp:retired
|
gptkb:Thirteenth_Air_Force
|
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gptkbp:role
|
fighter operations
|
|
gptkbp:successor
|
43rd Fighter Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
|
yes
|
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gptkbp:tactics
|
yes
|
|
gptkbp:training
|
yes
over 200
|
|
gptkbp:unitAwards
|
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Philippine_Presidential_Unit_Citation
|