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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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15
heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:airlines
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10
intensive training programs
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Debach
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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:Lt._Col._John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:Air_Force
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gptkbp:crewSize
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35
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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:finalDisposal
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B-17 Flying Fortress
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gptkbp:firstGeneration
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B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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50
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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recognized for valor in combat
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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part_of_strategic_bombing_campaign_against_Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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493rd Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Bats
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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bombing_of_German_industrial_sites
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Pointblank
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
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 the war
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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2nd Air Division
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1944-01-01
1945-08-14
bombing_raids_over_Germany
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:493rd_Bombardment_Group
multiple bomb squadrons
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:493rd_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:World_War_II
bat emblem
influenced post-war air strategy
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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active_during_World_War_II
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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28 August 1945
1 November 1943
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