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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
Significant losses during missions
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gptkbp:airlines
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10-12 per aircraft
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Sardinia
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:crew
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Intensive training program
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1945-10-01
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Approximately 50
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Sardinia
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Preserved in archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_air_war_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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487th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future air operations
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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487th_Bomb_Group_Association
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gptkbp:mission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Tondelayo_Group
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing of oil refineries
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Sardinia
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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Reactivated in 1946
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Bombing_enemy_infrastructure
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gptkbp:role
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Bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1943-12-01
Over 300
1945-04-25
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gptkbp:squadrons
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835th_Bombardment_Squadron
836th_Bombardment_Squadron
837th_Bombardment_Squadron
838th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Key role in disrupting enemy supply lines
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gptkbp:successor
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307th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Mediterranean
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Group insignia
Heavy bomber group
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Rich_history_during_WWII
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