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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
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gptkbp:active_years
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
over 1,000
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle
gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
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gptkbp:dissolved
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September 1945
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gptkbp:employees
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over 300,000
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
D-Day Operations
Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:formation_date
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January 28, 1942
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Key role in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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US 8th Air Force
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gptkbp:mission
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Strategic bombing of Nazi Germany
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkb:Operation_Argonaut
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
gptkb:Operation_Carpetbagger
gptkb:Operation_Crossbow
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Operation_Thunderclap
Strategic Bombing Campaign
Tactical Bombing
Precision Bombing
Escort Missions
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:status
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inactive
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:aircraft
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