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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:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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single-engine fighter
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gptkbp:awards
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air superiority missions
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Merrill_Field
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:Tenth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:Southeast_Asia
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Chengdu,_China
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gptkbp:historical_role
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supporting ground troops
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first American fighter group in China
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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45th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Flying_Tiger_emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspired future air combat units
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gptkbp:mission
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1945
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gptkbp:motto
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Defend and Protect
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Clarence_E._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Captain_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Captain_Charles_W._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Major_Thomas_H._Mc_Guire
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:resigned
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gptkb:14th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:67th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:68th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:69th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:45th_Operations_Group
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
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gptkbp:unit_awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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