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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-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Significant losses during missions
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gptkbp:airlines
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Conducted at various bases
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Pocatello_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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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:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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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
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Foggia Airfield Complex
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Maintained_by_the_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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451st Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future air combat strategies
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Surviving members honored in reunions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Iron Horse
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Strategic bombing campaigns
Support of ground troops
Bombing_missions_over_Germany
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Inactive
15th 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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Constituted as a reserve unit
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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1944 to 15th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
Tactical bombing
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Participated in the bombing of strategic targets
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:727th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:725th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:728th_Bombardment_Squadron
726th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:451st_Air_Expeditionary_Group
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Group crest
Part_of_the_lineage_of_modern_Air_Force_units
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