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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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1942-1945
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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:aircraft_type
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bombers
single-engine fighters
twin-engine fighters
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_A._Mc_Donald
Major General James H. Doolittle
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:documentary
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military history documentaries
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:historical_records
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gptkb:Archives
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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air power in WWII
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8th Fighter Command
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Allied_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on modern air combat
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:significant
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gptkbp:mission
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escort missions
ground attack missions
interception missions
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Best Defense”
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
Big Week
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:Allied_Forces
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:publications
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gptkb:historical_accounts
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:role
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air combat
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:8th_Fighter_Wing
gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:supports
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support squadrons
fighter groups
bomber groups
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gptkbp:symbol
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8th Fighter Command emblem
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gptkbp:tactics
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air superiority
ground support
fighter escort
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gptkbp:veterans
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8th Fighter Command veterans association
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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