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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
Heavy bombers
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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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue and yellow
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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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:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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Deployed_to_Europe
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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Recognized for valor
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Tampa,_Florida
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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787th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Intensive flight training
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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:notableFeature
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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Post-war restructuring
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:787th_Air_Expeditionary_Squadron
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gptkbp:supportRole
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European_air_campaigns
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gptkbp:supports
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Ground forces
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Tiger emblem
Squadron patch
Heavy bomber squadron
Memorials and reunions
Pilots and crew members
Supported ground troops
Conducted bombing missions
Influenced future air strategies
Part of strategic bombing campaign
Significant bombing raids
Part_of_larger_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Established in 1943
Contributed_to_Allied_victory
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