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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Significant losses during missions
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Sardinia
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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Part of the 47th Bombardment Wing
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10 crew members per aircraft
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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Deployed_to_Austria_in_1945
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Over 100 aircraft
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Sassari_Airfield
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Strategic_bombing_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USAAF 487th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributions to air warfare tactics
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gptkbp:location
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Sardinia,_Italy
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Surviving members honored annually
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gptkbp:motto
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We Will Never Forget
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Tondelayo_Group
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Bombing of oil refineries
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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Engaged in numerous bombing raids
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Inactive
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Redesignated as a reserve unit
Integrated_into_Air_Force_Reserve
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gptkbp:retired
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-04-25
1943-05-01
Bombing_of_German_positions_in_Austria
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Heavy_Bomber_Operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:853rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:850th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:851st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:852nd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Key role in disrupting enemy supply lines
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:supports
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Various fighter groups
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
Over 200 missions
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-10-01
1943-02-01
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