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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_Mighty_Eighth
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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:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force_Command
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle
gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:General_Nathan_F._Twining
gptkb:General_John_K._Cannon
gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in films and literature
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gptkbp:employees
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over 200,000
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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:Savannah,_Georgia
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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largest air force in history at the time
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mighty Eighth Air Force
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future air forces
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force_Museum
gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force_Association
gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force_Foundation
gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force_Historical_Society
gptkb:Mighty_Eighth_Air_Force_Memorial
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:bombing_of_Schweinfurt
gptkb:bombing_of_Regensburg
bombing of Stuttgart
bombing of Berlin
bombing of Ploesti
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gptkbp:motto
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The Mighty Eighth Will Never Die
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
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gptkbp:notable_recipients
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air superiority in Europe
destruction of German industrial capacity
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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part of United States Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:379th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:457th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:351st_Bomb_Group
gptkb:305th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:486th_Bomb_Group
over 1,000
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gptkbp:status
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active
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