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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:B-17G
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
heavy bomber
over 100 B-17s
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gptkbp:airlines
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intensive training programs
over 1,000 personnel
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual gatherings
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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:celebrates
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dedicated to fallen airmen
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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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
featured in documentaries
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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part_of_the_air_war_over_Europe
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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archived_at_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
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gptkbp:homeGround
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ground crew
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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448th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future air units
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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surviving members
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gptkbp:motto
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We Will Never Forget
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying 8 Balls
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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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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members served in other conflicts
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:publications
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books written about missions
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gptkbp:retired
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to the 15th Air Force
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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:715th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:713th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:714th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:712th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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disruption_of_German_supply_lines
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gptkbp:successor
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:supportRole
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strategic bombing missions
heavy losses during missions
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gptkbp:targets
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:training
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over 300
B-17_training
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
group insignia
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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detailed in military archives
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