No. 81 Squadron RAF
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No. 81 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit best known for its reconnaissance and fighter operations across multiple theaters, including World War II and the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 81 Squadron RAF canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
English Electric Canberra
ⓘ
English Electric Lightning ⓘ Gloster Meteor ⓘ Hawker Hurricane ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Nimrod ⓘ Hawker Tempest ⓘ McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas Phantom
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipmentType | fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Benson
ⓘ
RAF Eastleigh ⓘ RAF Kai Tak ⓘ RAF Khormaksar ⓘ RAF Mount Farm ⓘ RAF Seletar ⓘ RAF Tengah ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cold War photographic reconnaissance
ⓘ
fighter operations in World War II ⓘ strategic reconnaissance operations ⓘ tactical reconnaissance operations ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| operationalRole |
aerial reconnaissance
ⓘ
air superiority ⓘ ground-attack support ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied air operations in Europe
ⓘ
Allied air operations in the Far East ⓘ Allied air operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| role |
fighter squadron
ⓘ
reconnaissance squadron ⓘ |
| service | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Far East theatre of World War II
Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
British Malaya ⓘ
surface form:
Malaya
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
Middle East ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African theatre of World War II
Singapore ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.