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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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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Significant losses during missions
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual reunions held for veterans
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:base
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Bolling Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Memorials dedicated to the group
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:description
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
Featured_in_several_documentaries_about_WWII
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gptkbp:hasClient
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Books written about their missions
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Some_B-17s_preserved_in_museums
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Records_maintained_by_the_Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First group to bomb Germany from the UK
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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99th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future air combat strategies
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Many veterans participated in post-war aviation
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
Strategic bombing campaigns
Bombing of Ploesti
Bombing of oil refineries
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Reactivated_as_a_reserve_unit
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:349th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:346th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:347th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:348th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
American Campaign Medal
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-10-01
1942-02-01
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