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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:F4U_Corsair
fighter aircraft
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:baseLocation
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_San_Diego
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gptkbp:battle
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over 100
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gptkbp:colors
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blue and white
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_Smith
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gptkbp:crew
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advanced fighter tactics
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Okinawa
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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1945-08-01
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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24
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Alameda
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first squadron to use F4U Corsair
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fighter Squadron 479
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gptkbp:insignia
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Tigers_emblem
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gptkbp:mission
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fighter
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:productionYears
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2 years
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gptkbp:retired
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1944-06-01
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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August 1945
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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air superiority
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_480
inspired future generations
annual reunions
honoring veterans
intensive flight training
post-war reduction
recognized for bravery
numerous aerial victories
influenced future fighter tactics
Tiger head insignia
not reactivated
over 100 pilots
Victory_through_Valor
active_during_WWII
multiple_Pacific_islands
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_114
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_479B
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-12-31
1943-01-01
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