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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_operated
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gptkb:F-100_Super_Sabre
gptkb:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Bell_P-39_Airacobra
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
gptkb:F-84_Thunderjet
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:star
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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:Merrill_Field
gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Southern_France_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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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:Holloman_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Kirtland_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Milan,_Italy
gptkb:Luke_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Nellis_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:historical_role
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Air superiority missions
Ground attack missions
Escort missions
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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involved in post-war air defense missions
contributed to the Allied victory in Europe
supported Operation Dragoon
First American fighter group to engage in combat in the European Theater.
first American fighter group to engage in combat in Europe
provided air support during the Battle of the Bulge
participated in the liberation of Rome
remains active in the Air National Guard today
served in various conflicts during the Cold War
transitioned to jet aircraft in the 1950s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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57th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:57th_Fighter_Group_emblem
57th Fighter Group insignia
approved on 24 March 1943
shield with a blue background and a yellow lightning bolt
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
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:motto
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The Few
We Fly to Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Black_Knights
gptkb:The_Red_Devils
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Strangle
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Operation_Grapple
gptkb:Operation_Downfall
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:1985
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:12th_Air_Force
gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
gptkb:15th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:fortification
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:66th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:64th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:65th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:57th_Operations_Group
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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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