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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Clovis_Army_Air_Field
gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
gptkb:44th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:China_Air_Task_Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
numerous aerial victories
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Southeast_Asia
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gptkbp:campaigns
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China Campaign
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gptkbp:combat_role
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air defense
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Coy
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
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gptkbp:deployment
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deployed to China
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Chengdu,_China
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gptkbp:historical_period
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World War II era
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first American fighter group in China
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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44th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Flying_Tiger_emblem
Tiger head insignia
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:boxing_match
reorganized in 1945
Tiger symbol
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future air combat tactics
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority
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gptkbp:motto
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Vigilance and Valor
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Flying_Tiger
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:recognizes
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recognized for valor in combat
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Tenth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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reorganized as a reserve unit
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:44th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:44th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:supports
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ground attack missions
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gptkbp:tradition
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Flying Tiger traditions
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
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gptkbp:unit_history
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part of the American Volunteer Group
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gptkbp:year_created
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1943-04-15
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