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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb: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:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:final_activation
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:first_activation
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Fort Worth Army Air Field
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of strategic bombing campaign against Axis powers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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69th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Flying_Knight_emblem
Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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contributed to air superiority in WWII
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gptkbp:losses
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numerous during missions
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gptkbp:mission
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April 1945
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Knights
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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bombing of German industrial targets
bombing of U-boat pens
bombing of V-1 launch sites
support of D-Day landings
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:preservation_efforts
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historical records and memorabilia
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:resigned
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to the 8th Air Force in 1942
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual gatherings of veterans
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:4
392nd Bombardment Squadron
390th Bombardment Squadron
391st Bombardment Squadron
393rd Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:307th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:veterans
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many served in post-war aviation roles
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:27th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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