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:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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Strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Air_Offensive,_Europe
gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:Normandy
Northern_France
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
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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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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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640th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Approved 1944
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:motto
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Strike Hard
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Bob_Brown
gptkb:Sergeant_Mike_Johnson
gptkb:Captain_Jane_Smith
gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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Yes
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Second_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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Bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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Part_of_the_410th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:410th_Operations_Group
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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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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1943-01-15
1945-08-15
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