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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:487_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:F-22_Raptor
gptkb:star
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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:based_on
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gptkb:Joint_Base_Langley-Eustis
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Langley_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first American fighter squadron to engage in combat in the China-Burma-India Theater.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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74th Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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74th Fighter Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:18th_Fighter_Wing
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Flying Tigers”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The Tigers”
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:General_Claire_Lee_Chennault
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Major_Thomas_B._Mc_Guire_Jr.
gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Coy
Colonel Charles E. Yeager
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gptkbp:operational_status
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active
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:position
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ground attack
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gptkbp:previously_known_as
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74th Pursuit Squadron
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:battle
air superiority
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:tradition
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Flying Tiger tradition
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gptkbp:unit_history
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over 75 years of service
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