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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:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:German_Luftwaffe
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Bodney
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._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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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Bodney,_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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53rd Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem with a blue nose
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100 aircraft lost
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority
ground attack
escort bombers
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Fly to Fight”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Blue_Nosed_Bastards_of_Bodney
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_C._Meyer
gptkb:Major_George_Preddy
gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Yeager
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:D-Day_missions
air superiority missions in Europe
defensive missions over the UK
escort missions over Germany
ground attack missions in France
interception of V-1 flying bombs
support of Allied ground forces
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gptkbp:notable_winners
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over 300 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:operating_hours
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over 10,000 hours
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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reorganized as a reserve unit
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:The_53rd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:The_54th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:The_55th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:The_53rd_Fighter_Wing
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gptkbp:supports
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provided ground support missions
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gptkbp:tactics
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fighter escort tactics
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gptkbp:training
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trained pilots for combat
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gptkbp:year_created
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1943
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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