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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
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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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:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
Operation Pointblank
Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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478th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Flying Tiger emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:mission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:Victory_through_Air_Power
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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:General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
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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bombing enemy infrastructure
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkb:Air_National_Guard
20th Air Force
9th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
support ground troops
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:864th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:867th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:865th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:866th_Bombardment_Squadron
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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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