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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:aircraftLost
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over 4,000 bombers
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 26,000 killed in action
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagedIn
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strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany
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gptkbp:formed
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1942
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:High_Wycombe,_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USAAF Eighth Air Force
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Ira_C._Eaker
gptkb:James_Doolittle
gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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over 200,000 at peak
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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bomber
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gptkbp:restored
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force_(USAF)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force_(USAF)
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gptkbp:theaterOfOperations
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Crossbow
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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