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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:B-24_Liberator
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
Heavy bomber
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
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gptkbp:current_status
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Active
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:famous_air_base
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gptkb:RAF_Bassingbourn
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gptkbp:famous_air_battle
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Mission to Regensburg
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gptkbp:famous_air_tactics
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Carpet bombing
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gptkbp:famous_aircrew
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Memorialized in films
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gptkbp:famous_aircrew_legacy
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Honored in memorials.
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gptkbp:famous_aircrew_member
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gptkb:Major_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:famous_aircrew_recognition
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Distinguished Flying Cross recipients
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gptkbp:famous_aircrew_role
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gptkb:navigation
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gptkbp:famous_aircrew_training
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Intensive training programs
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gptkbp:famous_bombing
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
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gptkbp:famous_bombing_campaign
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Big Week
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gptkbp:famous_mission_leader
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gptkb:General_Curtis_Le_May
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gptkbp:famous_operation_outcome
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Destruction of German industrial capacity
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Changed air combat strategies
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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Influence on modern air warfare
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Strategic air power development
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:mission
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Over 300
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notable_air_battle
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Battle of the Bulge air support
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gptkbp:notable_aircraft_model
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:notable_event
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D-Day air support
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gptkbp:notable_leader
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gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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gptkb:Mission_to_Schweinfurt
Daylight precision bombing
Heavy losses to Luftwaffe
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
Strategic bombing campaign
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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gptkb:Colonel_Clarence_Anderson
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gptkbp:notable_support_role
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Support for ground troops
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gptkbp:number_of_bombers
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Over 1,000
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gptkbp:number_of_employees
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Over 300,000
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force_Command
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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Bombing missions
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gptkbp:primary_role
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:reformed
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1946
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gptkbp:related_aircraft
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:squadron_history
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gptkb:352nd_Fighter_Group
gptkb:8th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:squadrons
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Over 50
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
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gptkbp:unit_history
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First American air unit in Europe
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:U._S._Congress_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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