gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
ground crews
over 200 enemy aircraft
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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:base
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gptkb:Kweilin_Airfield
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Coy
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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local events
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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military museums
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired films and literature
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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over 200
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Chengdu,_China
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Library
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first American fighter group in China
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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80th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Headhunter emblem
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future air combat tactics
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:80th_Fighter_Group_Association
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority
1945-07-15
1943-09-01
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Fly to Fight”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Headhunters
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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experienced pilots
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Southeast_Asia
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:14th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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inactive
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual gatherings
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:80th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:81st_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:82nd_Fighter_Squadron
three
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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supporting China against Japan
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:80th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:supports
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ground troops
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:India
combat training exercises
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gptkbp:year_created
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1943-04-15
1945-08-15
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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