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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:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:F-51_Mustang
P-47 Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
9th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-04-01
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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part_of_the_legacy_of_the_USAAF
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_air_superiority_in_WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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476th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Muroc,_California
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gptkbp:missions
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escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fly to Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._McCoy
gptkb:Captain_William_H._McCulloch
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gptkbp:notable_player
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successful missions against enemy aircraft
successful missions against ground targets
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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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remains a historical unit
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:role
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fighter operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:465th_Fighter_Squadron
463rd_Fighter_Squadron
464th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:476th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:supportRole
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ground support missions
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gptkbp:training
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advanced fighter training
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