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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:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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Equipped with heavy bombers.
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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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1943-09-01
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1945-11-01
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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:famousRival
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gptkb:Major_Richard_Smith
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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Deployed_to_Europe_in_1944.
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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30
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Strategic_bombing_campaigns_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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689th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron_Crest
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Conducted_training_exercises_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
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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:notableOperations
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkb:8th_Air_Force_Command
inactive
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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
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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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1945-05-01
1943-10-01
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:690th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:8th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:689th_Reconnaissance_Squadron
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gptkbp:supports
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Ground_Support_Squadrons
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Airfield
200
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Annual reunion events.
Post-war restructuring.
Affiliated with the 8th Air Force.
Over 500 personnel served.
Reactivated in 1950.
Squadron Shield
Contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe.
Memorial_at_Arlington_National_Cemetery.
Reassigned_to_Air_National_Guard.
Squadron_Yearbook.
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Established in 1943, disbanded in 1945.
Historical_records_available_at_the_National_Archives.
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