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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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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_markings
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Red and white checkerboard
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
over 100
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Halesworth
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_Hubert_Zemke
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-11-01
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gptkbp:distinguished_service
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Medal
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1942-04-09
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gptkbp:ground_targets_destroyed
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over 1000
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Halesworth, Suffolk, England
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gptkbp:historical_records
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Records maintained by the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Records maintained by the 56th Fighter Wing
Records maintained by the 8th Air Force Museum
Records maintained by the National Archives
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Contributed to the Allied victory in WWII
First to use the P-47 in combat
Significant in the air war over Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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56th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Wolfpack insignia
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced modern air combat tactics
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gptkbp:memorials
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Memorials dedicated to veterans
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gptkbp:mission
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over 300
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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_Wolfpack
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_Robert_J._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual reunions held
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:safety
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over 200
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:63rd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:64th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:65th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:56th_Fighter_Wing
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gptkbp:video_output
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Featured in documentaries about WWII
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Francis_Gabreski
gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkb:Gabby_Gabreski
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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