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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:General_George_E._Stratemeyer
General Frank O' Driscoll Hunter
General John C. Meyer
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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Allied air superiority
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1945
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:High_Wycombe
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gptkbp:historical_period
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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largest fighter command in the USAAF
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Air Force Fighter Command
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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British RAF tactics
USAAF doctrine
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:352nd_Fighter_Group
gptkb:55th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:353rd_Fighter_Group
354th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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air combat operations
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day_invasion
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on modern air combat tactics
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gptkbp:mission
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escort missions
ground attack missions
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Best of the Best”
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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1945
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:8th_Tactical_Fighter_Wing
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:symbol
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Fighter Command Insignia
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Thunderclap
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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