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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:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Over 100
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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:RAF_Debach
Approximately 1,000
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Memorials dedicated to the group
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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:ecumenicalRelations
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Annual reunions held by veterans
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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1945-04-25
1944-01-07
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Approximately 50
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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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493rd 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 force operations.
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Dons
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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:operationalArea
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Yes
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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8th Air Force
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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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Disbanded_after_World_War_II
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1944-01-01
1945-04-25
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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:successor
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:supports
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Various support squadrons
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gptkbp:training
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Various_training_bases_in_the_US
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Part of the 8th Air Force history
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Participated in strategic bombing campaigns
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