No. 100 Squadron RAF
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No. 100 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit historically known for its bomber operations in both World Wars and later roles in training and support flying.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 100 Squadron RAF canonical | 3 |
| No. 100 Squadron | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| activity |
bomber operations in both World Wars
ⓘ
postwar training and support flying ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
surface form:
British Aerospace Hawk T1
English Electric Canberra ⓘ Handley Page Heyford ⓘ Handley Page O/100 ⓘ Handley Page O/400 ⓘ Vickers Virginia ⓘ Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeSpecialism |
bomber aircraft
ⓘ
jet trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Binbrook
ⓘ
RAF Finningley ⓘ RAF Leeming ⓘ RAF Marham ⓘ RAF Scampton ⓘ RAF Valley ⓘ RAF Wittering ⓘ RAF Wyton ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
100 Squadron
ⓘ
No. 100 Squadron RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No. 100 Squadron
|
| historicalFunction |
night bomber squadron
ⓘ
operational conversion and training unit ⓘ strategic bomber squadron ⓘ target facilities and support squadron ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aggressor and support flying for RAF training
ⓘ
night bombing operations in the First World War ⓘ strategic bombing operations in the Second World War ⓘ target facilities for aircrew training ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Air Force Air Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Air Command
Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Bomber Command
RAF Strike Command ⓘ |
| role |
bomber squadron
ⓘ
support flying unit ⓘ training squadron ⓘ |
| service | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| theatre |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ home defence and UK training airspace ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
No. 100 Squadron