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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-24 Liberator
B-17F
B-17s
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gptkbp:airlines
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Flight_School
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gptkbp:alumni
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gptkb:Veterans_Association
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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:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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Precision bombing
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue and yellow
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:enemy
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gptkb:German_Luftwaffe
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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:firstDeployment
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gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:RAF_Bassingbourn
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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gptkb:National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed to air superiority
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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871st Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced modern air warfare
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Medals and honors
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gptkbp:mission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Pointblank
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Western_Europe
Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Inactive
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gptkbp:retired
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
1943-04-01
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:Bombardment_Group
Other Bombardment Squadrons
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Industrial sites
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:871st_Air_Expeditionary_Squadron
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:B-17G
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Established in 1943
Post-war restructuring
Squadron crest
Not reactivated
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Part_of_8th_Air_Force_history
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-09-30
1943-01-15
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