No. 141 Squadron RAF

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Royal Air Force squadron fighter squadron

No. 141 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter unit that served during the Second World War, notably operating turret-armed night fighters in the air defense of Britain.

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Label Occurrences
No. 141 Squadron RAF canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ
aircraftOperated Boulton Paul Defiant ⓘ
Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Bristol F.2 Fighter ⓘ
Gloster Javelin ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
de Havilland Vampire ⓘ
airForceCommand Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Bomber Command

RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
battleHonour Battle of Britain ⓘ
Channel and North Sea 1941–1945 ⓘ
France and Germany 1944–1945 ⓘ
Home Defence 1940–1945 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 1 February 1920 ⓘ
1 March 1950 ⓘ
1 September 1964 ⓘ
7 September 1945 ⓘ
formed 1 January 1918 ⓘ
garrison RAF Acklington ⓘ
RAF Biggin Hill ⓘ
RAF Coltishall ⓘ
RAF Drem ⓘ
RAF Ford ⓘ
RAF Lutterworth ⓘ
RAF Manston ⓘ
RAF Turnhouse ⓘ
RAF West Malling ⓘ
RAF Wittering ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
nickname 141 Squadron ⓘ
notableAircraftFeature turret-armed fighter ⓘ
notableOperation air defence of Britain ⓘ
operatedAs turret-armed night fighter unit ⓘ
primaryMissionDuringWWII night air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
reformed 17 June 1946 ⓘ
2 July 1950 ⓘ
4 October 1939 ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
night fighter ⓘ
serviceNumber 141 ⓘ
theatreOfOperations European theatre of World War II ⓘ
type front-line combat squadron ⓘ

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Boulton Paul Defiant → usedBy → No. 141 Squadron RAF ⓘ
Defiant Mk I → airForceSquadronUser → No. 141 Squadron RAF ⓘ