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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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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
over 100
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gptkbp:airlines
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over 1,000
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual gatherings
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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industrial sites
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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:conservationEfforts
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historical records
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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:hasFieldOfUse
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approximately 50
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_Europe
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gptkbp:homeGround
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ground crew
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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456th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspired future bomb groups.
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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surviving members
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gptkbp:motto
|
We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Mission to Berlin
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
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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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reorganized 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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to_8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-04-25
1943-11-01
Operation Chowhound
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:750th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:752nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:749th_Bombardment_Squadron
751st Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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456th_Bombardment_Group_(Heavy)
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Combat_Crew_Training_School
over 200
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