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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: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:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Air_Offensive,_Europe
gptkb:Western_Pacific
gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace
Northern_France
Southern_France
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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8th Air Force
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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:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boeing_Field,_Washington
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Air superiority missions
Reconnaissance missions
Strategic bombing missions
Logistical support missions
Support of ground troops
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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642nd Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
Unit patch
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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:Sergeant_James_Green
gptkb:Major_Richard_Jones
gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_Michael_Brown
gptkb:Lieutenant_David_White
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:retired
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15th 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
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gptkbp:squadrons
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Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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gptkb:Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:442nd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
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