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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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heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
over 100 B-24s
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gptkbp:airlines
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10 per aircraft
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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high-altitude bombing
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._H._McCauley
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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:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1946-01-01
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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deployed_to_various_airfields_in_Europe
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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recognized for bravery and effectiveness
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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446th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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bombing_of_German_industrial_sites
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Pointblank
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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1943-1945
8th Air Force
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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:primaryMission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-04-25
1943-10-14
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:706th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:708th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:709th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:707th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Combat_Support_Group
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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distinctive emblem
influenced future air combat strategies
Flying Tiger emblem
comprised of trained airmen and support staff
conducted numerous bombing raids
multiple bombardment squadrons
significant contributions to air warfare.
not_reactivated_after_WWII
part_of_the_Army_Air_Forces_heritage
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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part_of_the_2nd_Bombardment_Division
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