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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
Significant losses during missions
Various_models_of_B-24_used
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual reunions held
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Harrington
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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High
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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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:crewSize
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10
Many crew members survived the war
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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492nd Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
Shield_with_a_bomb
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part_of_the_history_of_the_USAAF
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:492nd_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Tenth
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_Ploesti_oil_fields
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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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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Remains a historical unit
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-04-25
Tactical bombing
1943-04-01
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:492nd_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:492nd_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
Over 200
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Heavy_Bombardment_Squadron
Numerous awards received
Distinctive emblem
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