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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:bomber
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gptkbp:armament
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13 × .50 in machine guns
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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up to 8,000 lb
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gptkbp:category
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four-engined heavy bomber
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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10
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gptkbp:displayedAt
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gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Museum_of_Flight,_Seattle
gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
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gptkbp:engineType
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Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engines
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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July 28, 1935
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gptkbp:height
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5.82 m
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gptkbp:introduced
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1938
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gptkbp:length
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22.66 m
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Boeing
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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287 mph
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:notableMission
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gptkb:Memphis_Belle
gptkb:Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission
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gptkbp:notableVariant
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gptkb:B-17F
gptkb:B-17G
B-17E
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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12,731
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gptkbp:numberOfEngines
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4
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Boeing_Model_299
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:range
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2,000 miles
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gptkbp:retired
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1968
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:bomber
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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35,600 ft
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:survived
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less than 50 airframes
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Republic_of_China_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
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gptkbp:usedFor
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search and rescue
reconnaissance
firefighting (postwar conversion)
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:wingspan
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31.62 m
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Evacuation_of_General_Douglas_MacArthur_from_the_Philippines
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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B-17 bomber
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