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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:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
approximately 100
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Government
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Chinese_Air_Force
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Claire_Lee_Chennault
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in films and literature
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Kunming
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gptkbp:famous_for
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shark mouth nose art
flying tiger emblem
air-to-air combat victories
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
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gptkbp:formed
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1941
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gptkbp:has_achievements
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destroyed over 300 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Chengdu,_China
gptkb:Chengdu
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first American volunteer group to fight in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Flying Tigers
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gptkbp:influenced
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U. S. Air Force tactics
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gptkbp:inspired
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various films and books
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gptkbp:known_for
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flying combat missions
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:Claire_Lee_Chennault
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspired future air combat units
inspiration for future air combat units
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gptkbp:members
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pilots and ground crew
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gptkbp:motto
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Defend the Flying Tigers
Defend China
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:American_Volunteer_Group
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kunming
Flying Tigers' first combat mission
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gansu
gptkb:Battle_of_Guangxi
gptkb:Battle_of_Henan
gptkb:Battle_of_Hubei
gptkb:Battle_of_Hunan
gptkb:Battle_of_Inner_Mongolia
gptkb:Battle_of_Jiangxi
gptkb:Battle_of_Ningxia
gptkb:Battle_of_Shaanxi
gptkb:Battle_of_Xinjiang
gptkb:Battle_of_Kweilin
gptkb:Battle_of_Guangdong
gptkb:Battle_of_Jilin
gptkb:Battle_of_Shandong
gptkb:Battle_of_Wuchang
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hump
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yangtze_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Changsha
gptkb:Battle_of_Fujian
gptkb:Battle_of_Zhejiang
gptkb:Battle_of_Yunnan
gptkb:Battle_of_Kunming
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Salween_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Nanning
gptkb:Battle_of_Anhui
gptkb:Battle_of_Chihkiang
gptkb:Battle_of_Heilongjiang
gptkb:Battle_of_Jiangsu
gptkb:Battle_of_Liaoning
gptkb:Battle_of_Shanxi
gptkb:Defense_of_the_Burma_Road
Battle of Sichuan
Battle of Tibet
Battle of Liuchow
Battle of Qinghai
Battle of Sinyang
Bombing of Japanese supply lines
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gptkbp:notable_for
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fighting against Japan
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Claire_Lee_Chennault
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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gptkb:Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Eugene_E._Lindsey
gptkb:Lloyd_W._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Charles_A._Lindbergh
gptkb:George_L._Preddy
gptkb:Robert_H._Lawrence
gptkb:James_H._Doolittle
gptkb:Tex_Hill
gptkb:Robert_L._Scott_Jr.
gptkb:George_A._Davis_Jr.
gptkb:William_H._Mc_Gowan_LI
gptkb:William_A._Mc_Donald
gptkb:John_A._Mc_Guire
gptkb:John_H._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Robert_A._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Frank_E._Mc_Coy
gptkb:John_M._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:John_M._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Robert_E._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Richard_A._Mc_Coy
David Lee
Charles Older
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gptkbp:number_of_members
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approximately 100
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Burma
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gptkbp:operates_under
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gptkb:China_National_Aviation_Corporation
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:China
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1941-1942
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Chinese_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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protecting supply routes
protect supply routes
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gptkbp:recruited_from
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Corps
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:14th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:support
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gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_forces
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gptkbp:supported
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Chinese forces against Japan
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gptkbp:symbol
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American patriotism
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gptkbp:training_programs
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gptkb:Burma
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gptkbp:type
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volunteer group
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:512th_Airlift_Wing
gptkb:22nd_Air_Refueling_Wing
gptkb:49th_Wing
gptkb:39_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._20_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._22_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._2_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._38_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._48_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:The_17th_Air_Force
gptkb:The_23rd_Air_Force
gptkb:The_36th_Air_Force
gptkb:The_43rd_Air_Force
gptkb:The_44th_Air_Force
gptkb:No._41_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._218_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._216_Squadron
gptkb:No._149_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._223_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:459_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:Merian_C._Cooper
gptkb:442d_Fighter_Wing
gptkb:No._24_Squadron
gptkb:No._38_Squadron
gptkb:62nd_Airlift_Wing
gptkb:No._16_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._23_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:86_Wing
gptkb:No._257_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:14th_Air_Force
gptkb:No._44_Squadron
gptkb:477th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:15th_Wing
gptkb:349th_Air_Mobility_Wing
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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