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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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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual gatherings
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:battle
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over 300
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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Operation Pointblank
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gptkbp:colors
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blue and yellow
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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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:fightingStyle
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air-to-ground
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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:England
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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available_at_National_Archives
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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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609th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:609th_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
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gptkbp:mission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:motto
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Strike Hard, Strike First
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_General_John_Smith
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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training and support missions
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:609th_Bombardment_Squadron_(Heavy)
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gptkbp:reform
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1952
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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German_industrial_sites
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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gptkb:Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:609th_Air_Support_Squadron
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Airfield
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
eagle emblem
inspired future air units
Squadron_Crest
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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served_in_the_Pacific_Theater
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