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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:bomber
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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:North_Field,_Guam
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1946
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hickam_Field,_Hawaii
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of the strategic bombing campaign against Japan
contributed to the end of the war in the Pacific
first group to drop atomic bombs
participated in the final stages of World War II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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497th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem with a blue background and a silver bomb
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced post-war air power doctrine
recognized for its role in air warfare history
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortresses
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gptkbp:mission
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1945-01-29
1945-08-14
bombing missions over Japan
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gptkbp:motto
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nan
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Silver_Plate_Group
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Meetinghouse
gptkb:Operation_Downfall
bombing of industrial targets in Japan
bombing of military installations in Japan
bombing of urban areas in Japan
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:resigned
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to the Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:869th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:870th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:872nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:871st_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:training_programs
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gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Field,_Arizona
Barksdale Field, Louisiana
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gptkbp:veterans
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many veterans participated in post-war aviation
some veterans became aviation instructors
some veterans became commercial pilots
some veterans participated in air shows
some veterans wrote memoirs about their experiences
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:20th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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