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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:Douglas_A-26_Invader
gptkb:North_American_B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Boeing_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17G
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
15th Air Force
8th Air Force Bomber Command
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCaffrey
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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:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Bassingbourn_Airfield
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:First_American_squadron_to_bomb_Germany
Conducted long-range bombing missions
Contributed to the strategic bombing campaign
Involved in the bombing of industrial targets
Supported ground troops during invasions
Supported the D-Day invasion
Participated_in_the_liberation_of_France
Participated_in_the_Schweinfurt-Regensburg_mission
Participated_in_Operation_Pointblank
Engaged_in_the_bombing_of_U-boat_pens
Involved_in_the_bombing_of_German_cities
Involved_in_the_bombing_of_V-1_launch_sites
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
American Campaign Medal
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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91st Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Ragged Irregulars
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
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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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1946
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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8th Air Force
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