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gptkbp:instanceOf
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aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
Operation Pointblank
Operation Shingle
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gptkbp:base
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Military airfield
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Memorial_to_the_453rd_Bomb_Group
War memorials in local churches
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gptkbp:code
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WEN
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gptkbp:communityImpact
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Local heritage site
Historical education
Tourism attraction
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Local historical societies
Commemorative events
Airfield_restoration_projects
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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Preservation of military history
Part of local identity
Symbol of wartime effort
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Closed
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gptkbp:elevation
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100 feet
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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52.6344° N, 0.8233° E
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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D-Day preparations
Strategic bombing missions
Post-war decommissioning
Air_raids_over_Europe
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Wendling
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gptkbp:IATA_code
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Heavy bomber airfield
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1945
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Wendling,_Norfolk,_England
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:2nd_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:453rd_Bombardment_Group
Historical tours
Military historians
Family members of veterans
Veterans reunions
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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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Agricultural land
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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Airfield
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gptkbp:runway_length
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Asphalt
5000 feet
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gptkbp:surroundingArea
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Norfolk_countryside
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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