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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USAAF_aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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13 .50 caliber machine guns
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gptkbp:bomb_load
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up to 8,000 lb
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gptkbp:combat_system
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:10
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Wright_R-1820_Cyclone
gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
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gptkbp:first_flight
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1938
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gptkbp:height
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19 ft 1 in
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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B-17 G-40-BO
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gptkbp:is_used_by
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:landing_gear
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tricycle gear
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gptkbp:length
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74 ft 4 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:material
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metal construction
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gptkbp:max_speed
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287 mph
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
gptkb:Bombing_of_the_Balkans
gptkb:Memphis_Belle
gptkb:Bombing_of_France
gptkb:Bombing_of_Italy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Bombing_of_Poland
gptkb:Bombing_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkb:Bombing_of_Yugoslavia
gptkb:Bombing_of_Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
Bombing of Germany
Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
Bombing of the Mediterranean
Bombing of Austria
Bombing of Hungary
Bombing of Romania
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:notable_users
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gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkb:USAAF
gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:number_built
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over 12,700
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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1960s
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:aircraft
strategic bombing
precision bombing
daylight bombing
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gptkbp:service_ceiling
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35,600 ft
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gptkbp:service_history
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extensive use in Europe
extensive use in Pacific
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:tail_type
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twin vertical stabilizers
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:B-17_E
gptkb:B-17_F
gptkb:B-17_G
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gptkbp:wingspan
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103 ft 9 in
high-wing
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