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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:base
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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inactive
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1945-09-30
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Barksdale_Air_Force_Base,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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part_of_the_397th_Bomb_Group
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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598th Bomb Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Strategic_bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:World_War_II
Bombing of enemy troop concentrations
Bombing of U-boat pens
Support of D-Day operations
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
Bombing_of_oil_refineries_in_Romania
Bombing_of_rail_yards_in_France
Bombing_of_V-1_rocket_sites
Bombing_of_bridges_in_Germany
Support_of_Allied_ground_forces
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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 missions
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gptkbp:reform
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1947
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:397th_Bomb_Group
8th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
American Campaign Medal
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