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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
heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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part_of_8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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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:Fort_Worth,_Texas
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:World_War_II
World_War_II_bombardment_squadron
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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559th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
1943-1945
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:reform
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1946
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:558th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:560th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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307th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater
strategic bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
squadron emblem
bombardment squadron
part of the legacy of the 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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active_during_World_War_II
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1943-01-15
1945-08-15
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