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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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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:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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Heavy bomber
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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Old Buckenham
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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gptkb:10
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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28 August 1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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Bombing missions over Germany
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1 November 1943
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Old_Buckenham,_England
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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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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453rd Bombardment Group (Heavy)
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
Group emblem with a flying fortress
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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:Old_Buckenham_Airfield
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gptkbp:losses
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Over 100 B-17s lost
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
25 April 1945
15 March 1944
Bombing of German industrial targets
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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Mission to bomb Berlin
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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B-17 training
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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Inactivated
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:731st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:730th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:733rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:732nd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Key role in bombing campaigns against Germany
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:453rd_Operations_Group
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gptkbp:support
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Close air support missions
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:training
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B-17 crew training
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:militant_group
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gptkbp:unit_history
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Participated in major bombing raids during WWII.
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gptkbp:unit_type
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Heavy bombardment group
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gptkbp:year_created
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28 August 1945
1 November 1943
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Station_Thorpe_Abbotts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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