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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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B-24 Liberator
Heavy bomber
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:baseLocation
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:battle
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over 300
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gptkbp:birthYear
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1946
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._H._McCulloch
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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part of the legacy of the 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:effectiveDate
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1943-07-01
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1945-01-01
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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known for precision bombing
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gptkbp:hasTheme
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4
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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part of the 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Strategic_bombing_in_WWII
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gptkbp:homeGround
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gptkb:Army_Air_Forces_Tactical_Center
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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486th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:IATA_code
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gptkb:RAF_Attlebridge
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver the Goods
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing of the U-boat pens
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Overlord
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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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inactive
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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German_industrial_sites
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gptkbp:relatedAircraft
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over 100
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gptkbp:retired
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1945
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-04-25
1943-10-14
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:834th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:832nd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:833rd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:835th_Bomb_Squadron
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:supports
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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influenced post-war air strategy
Group patch
significant contributions to air warfare.
Flying_Circus_emblem
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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participated_in_major_WWII_operations
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