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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:alliance
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Allied Forces
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
Presidential Unit Citation
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:established
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1942
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:hasPersonnel
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over 300,000
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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key_role_in_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USAAF 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:mission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Mighty Eighth
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Memphis_Belle
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gptkbp:notableGames
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:B-26_Marauder
P-47 Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Strategic bombing campaign
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gptkbp:notableTracks
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gptkb:446th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:4th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:390th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:379th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:457th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:479th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:94th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:498th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:497th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:352nd_Fighter_Group
gptkb:100th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:305th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:20th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:31st_Fighter_Group
gptkb:93rd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:493rd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:385th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:401st_Bomb_Group
gptkb:491st_Bomb_Group
gptkb:499th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:56th_Fighter_Group
gptkb:466th_Bomb_Group
15th Fighter Group
20th Fighter Group
8th Fighter Squadron
78th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:numberOfMembers
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over 1,000
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:RAF_Debach
gptkb:RAF_Thorpe_Abbotts
gptkb:RAF_Bassingbourn
gptkb:RAF_Lavenham
gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:relatedAircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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