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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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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
over 100
Heavy bomber
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual reunions held
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gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings
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B-17_aircraft_preserved_in_museums
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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:England
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:celebrates
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dedicated to its veterans
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:formed
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Combat box formation
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Molesworth,_England
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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maintained_by_the_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_the_air_war_in_Europe
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gptkbp:historicalTours
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tours of significant sites conducted
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USAAF 493rd Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future air combat strategies
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:493rd_Bomb_Group_Association
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gptkbp:mission
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daylight precision bombing
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Rattlers
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
8th Air Force
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:produces
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featured_in_documentaries_about_WWII
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gptkbp:publications
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books written about its missions
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gptkbp:retired
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to_the_United_States_in_1945
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-04-25
1944-01-04
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:862nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:864th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:861st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:863rd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:targets
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industrial sites
military installations
transportation hubs
enemy troop concentrations
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gptkbp:training
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over 200
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