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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb: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: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._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:crew
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Pilots, navigators, bombardiers
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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gptkb:10
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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Over 200 combat missions
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fifteenth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Ploesti oil fields bombing raids
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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487th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on strategic bombing doctrine
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Sardinia,_Italy
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gptkbp:losses
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Over 50 aircraft
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gptkbp:mission
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1945-04-30
1945-05-08
1943-07-01
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gptkbp:motto
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We Will Never Forget
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Tidal Wave
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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Bombing of oil refineries in Ploesti
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:operational_status
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gptkb:Inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:resigned
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gptkb:Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:Bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:841st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:842nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:843rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:844th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:307th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:supports
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Ground support units
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:training_programs
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Various training bases in the US
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Heavy_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Lavenham
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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