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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-24 Liberator
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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:Hickam_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:colors
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blue and yellow
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_H._McGowan
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Marianas_Islands
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1946
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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1946-01-01
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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1945-08-15
deployed_to_various_islands_in_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:hasPerformance
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Saipan
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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498th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
Banshee insignia
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gptkbp:mission
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strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
Twentieth Air Force
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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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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:873rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:875th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:874th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:876th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:19th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Banshee emblem
influenced future air operations
heavy bomber group
Banshee symbol
comprised of aircrew and ground support
part of the 73rd Bombardment Wing
not_reactivated_after_WWII
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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served_in_the_Pacific_during_WWII
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