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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-24 Liberator
over 100 B-24s
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:British_Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
American Campaign Medal
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gptkbp:base
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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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:description
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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1945-04-25
1943-08-17
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gptkbp:hasDepartment
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over 3000
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Tampa,_Florida
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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44th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Flying_Eightballs_emblem
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gptkbp:isVisitedBy
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over 10,000 tons
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gptkbp:majorIndustry
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Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Strangle
Operation Carpetbagger
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nearestAirport
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Eightballs
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Major_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._McGowan
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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66th Bomb Squadron
67th Bomb Squadron
68th Bomb Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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44th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-08-15
1943-02-01
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