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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-24L
gptkb:B-24H
B-24 Liberator
B-24D
B-24J
many B-24s
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gptkbp:alumni
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held annually
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:basedOn
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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up to 8,000 pounds
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gptkbp:celebrates
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dedicated to fallen members
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:crew
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intensive pre-deployment training
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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bombing missions
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gptkbp:filmography
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documentaries_about_WWII
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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gptkb:Pinecastle_Army_Airfield
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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1944
1945
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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over 100
none remain today
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gptkbp:hasTheme
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4
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Tampa,_Florida
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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available_at_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed to air superiority
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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455th Bomb 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 operations
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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455th_Bomb_Group_Association
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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:notableFeature
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bombing of oil refineries
support of ground troops
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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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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disbanded
recognized for valor
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:squadrons
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740th_Bomb_Squadron
741st_Bomb_Squadron
742nd_Bomb_Squadron
743rd_Bomb_Squadron
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:targets
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industrial sites
military installations
transportation hubs
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
over 200
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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documented in military archives
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1943
1945
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