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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
over 50 B-17s
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Glatton
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:famousRival
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gptkb:Major_John_M._McGowan
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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deployed_to_Europe_for_combat_missions
to_the_European_Theater
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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B-17s
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:homeGround
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provided for ground troops
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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457th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Dutchmen
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:numberOfStudents
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over 500
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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8th Air Force
deactivated
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:retired
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to the 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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17 August 1943
25 April 1945
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gptkbp:squadrons
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none
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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German_factories
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:457th_Operations_Group
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
over 300
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gptkbp:type
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bombardment squadron
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
honored in military history
influenced future air combat strategies
emblem with a flying fortress
disbanded_after_WWII
not_reactivated_after_WWII
part_of_the_legacy_of_the_USAAF
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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part of the 8th Air Force during WWII
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1 November 1942
28 August 1945
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