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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:No._21_Squadron_RCAF
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkb:North_American_Mustang
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:RAF_Fighter_Command
gptkb:RAF_Coastal_Command
gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:RAF_Tactical_Air_Force
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Group_Captain_John_W._W._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
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gptkbp:equipment
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Various aircraft types
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:RAF_Hunsdon
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:RAF_Hunsdon
gptkb:Hunsdon,_Hertfordshire
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Provided air support during WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 21 Tactical Air Force
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gptkbp:insignia
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RAF roundel
No. 21 Group RAF badge
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:musical_group
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced modern air tactics
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gptkbp:mission
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Air superiority
Close air support
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gptkbp:motto
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Strike and Destroy
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:RAF_Second_Tactical_Air_Force
gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:No._83_Group_RAF
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gptkbp:role
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Tactical operations
tactical air support
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._83_Group_RAF
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gptkbp:training
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Pilot training for tactical operations
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Tactical_Air_Force
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gptkbp:unit_history
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Part of the British Army Air Corps
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gptkbp:year_created
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1943
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