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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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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
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gptkbp:command_structure
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Part of the Army Air Forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1945
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gptkbp:employees
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over 300,000
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:1942
gptkb:England
gptkb:High_Wycombe
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Operation_Argonaut
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkb:Operation_Crossbow
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Largest air force in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hq 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern air warfare
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gptkbp:mission
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Air superiority
Close air support
Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notable_allies
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gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Bombing of Germany
D-Day air support
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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Strategic bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
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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:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:status
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inactive
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gptkbp:successor
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8th Air Force (United States Air Force)
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Pilot_training
Navigator training
Bombardier training
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