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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
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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inactive
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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:firstDeployment
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Deployed_to_Europe
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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Recognized for valor
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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491st 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:United_States
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Trained in heavy bombardment tactics
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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Combat_missions_in_Europe
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:RAF_North_Pickenham
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:reform
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1952
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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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Bombardment Squadron
B-24 Liberator squadrons
European_squadrons
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:training
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B-24_training
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Heavy_Bombardment_Squadron
Aircrew members
Commemorated in military history
Squadron emblem
Squadron patch
Reactivated in 1952
Supported ground forces
Disbanded in 1945
Part of the 8th Air Force history
Conducted bombing raids
Influenced future air operations
Numerous bombing missions
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Established in 1943
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