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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:B-29_Superfortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:airlines
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Over 1,000 aircrew members served
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual reunions held for veterans
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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20th Air Force
15th 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:Tinian
Significant number of ground crew supported operations
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Memorials exist in honor of the group
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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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:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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over 100
B-24_and_B-29_aircraft_used_in_missions
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hickam_Field
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Influenced future air force operations.
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Records_maintained_by_the_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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465th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Flying_Knight_emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part_of_the_history_of_strategic_bombing_in_WWII
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Many veterans remain active in reunions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Knights
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
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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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Some members served in post-war air units
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1944-01-07
1945-08-14
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:783rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:786th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:784th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:785th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Key_role_in_the_Pacific_air_campaign
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gptkbp:successor
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307th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Southwest_Pacific_Area
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Field
Extensive training before deployment
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Activated in 1943
Inactivated in 1945
Deployed_to_Tinian_in_1944
Participated_in_bombing_raids_over_Japan
Returned_to_the_U.S._in_1945
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