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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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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
15th Air Force
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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:RAF_Harrington
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 1,000
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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strategic bombing
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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:Harrington_Airfield
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first to bomb oil refineries in Romania
contributed_to_the_strategic_bombing_campaign_in_Europe
participated_in_the_bombing_of_Ploesti
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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492nd Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced post-war air power strategies
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Harrington,_Northamptonshire,_England
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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remains active in veteran associations.
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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:notableFeature
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Operation Tidal Wave
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:retired
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to the 15th Air Force in 1944
to the 8th Air Force in 1943
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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over 300
bombing_missions_over_Germany
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:862nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:861st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:860th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:863rd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1943-01-15
1943-01-01
1945-08-15
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