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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-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Heavy bomber aircraft
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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RAF Sudbury
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue and yellow
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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Part of the 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-01
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10-12 personnel
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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:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces_Headquarters
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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World War II era
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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486th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:motto
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Dresden_bombing
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Major_Richard_Smith
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:RAF_Station_Sudbury
gptkb:European_Theater
Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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8th 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
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:8th_Bombardment_Group
Part of the 8th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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German_military_installations
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gptkbp:successor
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Inactive
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:United_States
Heavy bombers
Over 200 missions
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Squadron emblem
Squadron patch
Bombardment squadron
Influenced post-war air strategy
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Part of the 8th Air Force during WWII
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