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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
over 100 aircraft
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Brampton_Grange
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gptkbp:battle
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escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
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gptkbp:description
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:RAF_Duxford
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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81st Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fly to Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Headhunters
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._McGee
gptkb:Major_John_E._McGhee
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McCauley
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:91st_Fighter_Squadron
92nd Fighter Squadron
93rd Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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81st Fighter Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
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ground forces
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gptkbp:training
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over 200 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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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
American Campaign Medal
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1942-04-15
1945-08-15
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