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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
Numbered Air Force
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:bombsDropped
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over 696,000 tons (WWII)
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 26,000 killed in action (WWII)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945 (as part of USAAF)
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gptkbp:enemyAircraftDestroyed
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over 6,000 (WWII)
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gptkbp:engagedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:formed
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28 January 1942
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:RAF_High_Wycombe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Air Force (USAAF)
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gptkbp:missionsFlown
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over 440,000 (WWII)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Ira_C._Eaker
gptkb:James_Doolittle
gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:Frederick_L._Anderson
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gptkbp:notableOperation
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gptkb:Big_Week
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryAircraft
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
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gptkbp:role
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bomber
air combat
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force_(USAF)
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gptkbp:theatreWork
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Leipzig
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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