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gptkbp:instanceOf
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aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
B-17 Flying Fortress
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:USAAF
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force_Command
military airfield
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gptkbp:celebrates
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American_Airmen_Memorial
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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local government
veterans organizations
historical society
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gptkbp:controls
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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World_War_II_history
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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closed
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gptkbp:elevation
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10 feet
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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52.2275° N, 1.5000° E
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Cold War era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Leiston
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gptkbp:IATA_code
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LEI
Class A airfield
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gptkbp:localTraditions
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gptkb:Aldeburgh
gptkb:Saxmundham
Leiston
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:356th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:360th_Fighter_Squadron
veterans
historical figures
military officials
359th Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:opened
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1943
1945
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:partOf
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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civil aviation
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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fighter base
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gptkbp:runway_length
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1,800 meters
asphalt
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
D-Day preparations
V-E Day celebrations
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gptkbp:tourism
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heritage tours
military history events
airfield tours
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