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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
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gptkbp:allies
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gptkb:British_Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Louisiana
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_John_P._Stokes
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:established
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January 1942
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gptkbp:has_been_restored
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1946
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle
gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:General_John_W._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:General_Nathan_F._Twining
gptkb:General_John_K._Cannon
gptkb:General_John_P._Stokes
gptkb:General_Robert_W._Mc_Auliffe
gptkb:General_William_L._Mc_Kee
gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
gptkb:General_John_A._Lejeune
gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland
gptkb:General_Frank_M._Andrews
gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:General_Richard_E._Hawley
gptkb:General_Curtis_Le_May
gptkb:General_John_M._Mc_Coy
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Key role in World War II
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Eighth Air Force
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:motto
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We Will Never Forget
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Bombing Campaign over Europe
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:number_of_bombers
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Over 1,000
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gptkbp:number_of_employees
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Over 200,000
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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Strategic bombing of enemy targets
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gptkbp:role
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:squadron_history
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gptkb:457th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:8th_Fighter_Wing
gptkb:352nd_Fighter_Group
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_Carl_A._Spaatz
gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:General_Ira_C._Eaker
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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