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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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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Colonel_Charles_E._Mc_Gee
multiple variants of P-47
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:collaborations
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worked with RAF
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:community
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veteran associations
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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part of the legacy of the Flying Tigers
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Air_Offensive_Europe
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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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:New_Jersey
gptkb:Camp_Kilmer,_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:historical_event
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preserved in archives
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered air combat strategies
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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83rd Fighter Group
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gptkbp:influence
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inspired future air forces
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gptkbp:insignia
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Tigers head emblem
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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dedicated memorials in the US
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future fighter tactics
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100
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gptkbp:mission
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May 1945
escort missions over Germany
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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:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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distinguished service record
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gptkbp:notable_winners
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over 200 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:8th_Fighter_Command
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:publishes
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books and documentaries
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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reformed into reserve units
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gptkbp:reunion
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held annually
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:84th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:85th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:86th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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air superiority in Europe
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:56th_Fighter_Group
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gptkbp:supports
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ground support missions
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gptkbp:tactics
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hit-and-run tactics
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training programs
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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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