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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1946
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:associated_with
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B-29 bombing raids
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:color
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blue and white
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
Air Force command structure
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Curtis_Le_May
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gptkbp:deployment
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deployed to the Pacific Islands
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1946
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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disbanded in 1946
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Air_Force_Headquarters
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:World_War_II_air_campaigns
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first dedicated long-range bombing force
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Hq 26th Air Force
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:26th_Air_Force_emblem
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gptkbp:integrates_with
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integrated with other air units
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
strategic bombing operations
26th Air Force insignia
reorganized under Twentieth Air Force
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future air force strategies
descendant of earlier air units
influence on modern air power strategy
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:mission
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long-range bombing missions
strategic bombing of Japan
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gptkbp:motto
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nan
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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bombing of industrial targets in Japan
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Operation_Matterhorn
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:General_Thomas_S._Power
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
1943-1946
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Andersen_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:recognizes
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recognized for strategic contributions
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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gptkb:Pacific_War
air superiority and bombing missions
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Pacific_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:26th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:unit_history
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part of the Twentieth Air Force
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