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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:B-17_E_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
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gptkbp:allies
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gptkb:France
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkb:Boeing_Company
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkb:North_American_Aviation
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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Legacy of the U. S. Army Air Forces
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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gptkbp:formation_date
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Boeing Field, Washington
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Strategic bombing in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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72nd Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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72nd Bombardment Group emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Iron_Angels
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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Strategic bombing missions
Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual reunions
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:subordinate_units
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423rd Bombardment Squadron
426th Bombardment Squadron
425th Bombardment Squadron
424th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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72nd Air Base Wing
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:72nd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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