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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:airline
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Lockheed_L-1049_Super_Constellation
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:Douglas_DC-8
gptkb:Douglas_DC-4
gptkb:Lockheed_Constellation
gptkb:Canadair_CL-44
gptkb:Boeing_747-200F
gptkb:Douglas_DC-6
gptkb:Douglas_DC-7
gptkb:Curtiss_C-46_Commando
gptkb:Boeing_747-100F
gptkb:Lockheed_L-100_Hercules
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gptkbp:callsign
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gptkb:TIGER
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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1989
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gptkbp:fleetSize
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over 80 aircraft (at peak)
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gptkbp:founded
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1945
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Robert_Prescott
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Flying Tiger Line
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:FT
gptkb:FAT
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gptkbp:industry
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air cargo
air transportation
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gptkbp:mainHub
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gptkb:Chicago_O'Hare_International_Airport
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
gptkb:Los_Angeles_International_Airport
gptkb:San_Francisco_International_Airport
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:Federal_Express
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:Robert_Prescott
gptkb:Claire_Lee_Chennault
gptkb:William_Bartling
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_161_crash_(1974)
gptkb:Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_282_crash_(1964)
gptkb:Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_45_crash_(1970)
gptkb:Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_66_crash_(1989)
gptkb:Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_739_disappearance_(1962)
gptkb:Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_923_ditching_(1962)
largest air cargo carrier in the United States (at peak)
acquired Seaboard World Airlines in 1980
first scheduled trans-Pacific all-cargo service
major military airlift contractor during Korean and Vietnam Wars
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Tiger_International,_Inc.
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gptkbp:regionServed
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gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_America
Pacific
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Douglas_DC-8
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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