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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Lafayette_Escadrille
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Hanriot_HD.1
gptkb:Nieuport_17
gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter
gptkb:Georges_Guynemer
gptkb:Breguet_14
gptkb:Sopwith_Camel
SPADS. XIII
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:Allied_Powers
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gptkbp:based_on
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airfield in France
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gptkbp:combat_role
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reconnaissance
air superiority
ground attack
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Captain_Paul_Tarascon
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1919
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1916
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Aérodrome_de_Villacoublay
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Armistice_of_Compiègne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Hundred_Days_Offensive
gptkb:Spring_Offensive_1918
gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Aisne_Offensive
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneering air combat tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Escadrille 49
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gptkbp:insignia
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blue and white roundel
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:known_for
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:legacy
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commemorated in aviation history
influenced modern air combat strategies
inspired future air squadrons
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Spirit of the Hunt”
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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credited with numerous aerial victories
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Charles_Nungesser
gptkb:Marcel_Albert
gptkb:René_Fonck
gptkb:Émile_Jean_Paul_de_Laage_de_Meux
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gptkbp:notable_winners
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over 50
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gptkbp:operational_area
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1916-1919
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:French_Air_Force
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Escadrille_1
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