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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
P-47 Thunderbolt
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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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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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part_of_the_legacy_of_the_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:disbanded
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15 November 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:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:RAF_Wattisham
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:England
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_air_superiority_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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479th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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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:Captain_Robert_L._Scott_Jr.
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McCulloch
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:434th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:435th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:436th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:479th_Fighter_Wing
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gptkbp:supports
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maintenance squadrons
medical units
supply squadrons
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
ground crew training
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1 October 1943
15 November 1945
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