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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-24 Liberator
Heavy bomber
B-17G Flying Fortress
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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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:firstDeployment
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Deployed_to_Europe_during_WWII
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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Maintained through reunions and memorials
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Over 100
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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Recognized for valor in combat
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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580th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:motto
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Strike Hard
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Precision bombing raids
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:European_Theater
Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
1943-04-01
1945-04-20
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:40th_Bombardment_Group
8th Air Force Bombardment Squadrons
Post_World_War_II
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:580th_Expeditionary_Operations_Squadron
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:United_States
Over 200
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Memorials for fallen airmen
Squadron patch
Banshee emblem
Contributions to air warfare
Bombardment Squadron
Pilots and crew members
2001 as 580th Expeditionary Operations Squadron
Part of the 8th Air Force Command
Affiliated_with_the_Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Part of the 40th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1943-01-15
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