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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-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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gptkb:World_War_II
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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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Post-war deactivation
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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Memorials for fallen airmen
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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50
B-17 Flying Fortress
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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Honored in military history books
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Tampa,_Florida
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Strategic_bombing_campaigns_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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459th Bomb 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 Circus
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
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gptkbp:numberOfStudents
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1000
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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:primaryMission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:role
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bombing missions
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
1943-04-01
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:459th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:456th_Bomb_Squadron
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:successor
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307th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Archives_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:World_War_II_veterans
Historical artifacts
Veterans Day events
Veterans organizations
Annual reunions
Squadron patch
Influence on modern air power
Flying_Circus_emblem
Not_reactivated_after_WWII
Squadron_newsletters
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Established in 1943
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-09-30
1943-01-15
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