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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Bomb group
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:aircraft
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Over 100
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:basedOn
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:decoratedWith
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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1945-04-25
1943-10-14
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
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gptkbp:hasTheme
|
4
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_air_war_in_Europe
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gptkbp:homeTo
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Drew_Field,_Florida
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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500th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:motto
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“We_Deliver”
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gptkbp:nickname
|
The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableFeature
|
Bombing of U-boat pens
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
Support_of_ground_troops_in_Normandy
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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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Redesignated as a reserve unit
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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Over 300
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
|
Heavy bomber operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
|
gptkb:672nd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:674th_Bomb_Squadron
673rd Bomb Squadron
675th Bomb Squadron
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:B-17G
B-24J
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Banshee emblem
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1943-01-15
1945-10-01
1943-04-01
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