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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:F-22_Raptor
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-35 Lightning II
P-47 Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Fighter_Command
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
Presidential Unit Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:battle
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air superiority missions
escort missions
ground attack missions
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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inactive
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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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:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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over 100
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Osan_Air_Base
gptkb:Kadena_Air_Base
gptkb:Langley_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Misawa_Air_Base
gptkb:Kunsan_Air_Base
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first American fighter group in the Pacific
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:New_Guinea
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fight to Win
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Wolfpack
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._Yeager
gptkb:Major_Thomas_B._McGuire_Jr.
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
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gptkbp:participants
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over 200 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:reform
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1952
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gptkbp:role
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fighter operations
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gptkbp:successor
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8th Fighter Wing
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
ground crew training
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Wolfpack_insignia
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-11-30
1941-12-15
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