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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The aircrew of RAF Bomber Command flew the RAF's bombers during World War II. They were all volunteers, primarily young men from Great Britain and the Commonwealth, supplemented by volunteers from other nations, many occupied by Germany, notably the Polish.In total 364,514 operational sorties were flown and 8,325 aircraft lost in action. Bomber Command aircrews suffered a high casualty rate: of a total of 125,000 aircrew, 57,205 were killed (a 46 percent death rate), a further 8,403 were wounded in action and 9,838 became prisoners of war. Therefore, a total of 75,446 airmen (60 percent of operational airmen) were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. The majority of aircrew were aged nineteen through to their mid-twenties although rare aircrew as young as sixteen or even in their sixties have been positively identified.A memorial in Green Park in London was unveiled by the Queen on 28 June 2012 to highlight the price paid by the aircrews."@en }

• RAF_Bomber_Command_Aircrew_of_World_War_II abstract "The aircrew of RAF Bomber Command flew the RAF's bombers during World War II. They were all volunteers, primarily young men from Great Britain and the Commonwealth, supplemented by volunteers from other nations, many occupied by Germany, notably the Polish.In total 364,514 operational sorties were flown and 8,325 aircraft lost in action. Bomber Command aircrews suffered a high casualty rate: of a total of 125,000 aircrew, 57,205 were killed (a 46 percent death rate), a further 8,403 were wounded in action and 9,838 became prisoners of war. Therefore, a total of 75,446 airmen (60 percent of operational airmen) were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. The majority of aircrew were aged nineteen through to their mid-twenties although rare aircrew as young as sixteen or even in their sixties have been positively identified.A memorial in Green Park in London was unveiled by the Queen on 28 June 2012 to highlight the price paid by the aircrews.".