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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:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:airlines
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gptkb:RAF_Halesworth
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Halesworth
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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descendant of the 89th Pursuit Squadron
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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:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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significant role in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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89th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:89th_Fighter_Group_emblem
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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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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inspired future fighter groups
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:mission
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ground attack
escort bombers
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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 Flying Knights
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Captain_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Major_George_A._Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:notable_winners
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over 200 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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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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inactive
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:87th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:88th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:89th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:307th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:supports
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ground troops
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gptkbp:tactics
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close air support
air superiority missions
interception missions
fighter escort missions
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gptkbp:training
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combat training
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gptkbp:year_created
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1945-11-01
1943-02-01
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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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