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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
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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:aircraft
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Air_Medal
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Brampton_Grange
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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over 200
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:First_USAAF_fighter_group_to_fly_the_P-51_Mustang
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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97th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:97th_Fighter_Group_emblem
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority
escort missions
Escort of bombers over Germany
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fly to Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Knights
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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reassigned to Air National Guard
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:339th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:340th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:341st_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:355th_Fighter_Group
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gptkbp:unit_history
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gptkb:battle
Participated in the Battle of the Bulge
Conducted reconnaissance missions
Engaged in air-to-air combat
Supported Operation Market Garden
Participated in the liberation of France
Converted to a training unit in the 1960s
Deactivated in the 1970s
Engaged in missions over the Rhine River
Participated in major air offensives
Participated in various air shows and events
Provided air cover for D-Day landings
Reactivated in the 1950s as a fighter unit
Reactivated in the 1990s as a reserve unit
Returned to the US after the war
Supported ground troops in Europe
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gptkbp:year_created
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1942-04-15
1945-10-01
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