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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
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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:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hickam_Field
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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543rd Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern air power
Historical_significance_in_WWII
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
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gptkbp:operations
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Close air support
Reconnaissance missions
Strategic bombing missions
Tactical bombing missions
Air interdiction
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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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gptkb:Seventh_Air_Force
gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkb:Ninth_Air_Force
Twentieth Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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Bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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Airlift operations
Post-war operations
Support of ground troops
Strategic bombing of enemy infrastructure
Bombing_of_Japanese_targets
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:772nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:773rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:774th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:775th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:supported
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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