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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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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
B-24s
B-17s
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gptkbp:assignee
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VIII Bomber Command
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:debutYear
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1945
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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over 100
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Strategic bombing campaigns
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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523rd Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
|
Banshee emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributions to air warfare tactics.
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gptkbp:motto
|
We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
|
The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Major_Charles_E._McCulloch
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Captain_Robert_L._McCulloch
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._McGowan
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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:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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over 300
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gptkbp:squadrons
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1st Squadron
2nd Squadron
3rd_Squadron
4th_Squadron
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gptkbp:supports
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8th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Heavy_Bombardment_Group
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