No. 49 Squadron RAF
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No. 49 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit that served prominently during World War II, flying various heavy bombers on strategic bombing and special operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 49 Squadron RAF canonical | 2 |
| No. 49 Squadron | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
ⓘ
bomber squadron ⓘ |
| activity |
air raids over enemy territory
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strategic infrastructure attacks ⓘ support of Allied ground operations ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
Avro Manchester ⓘ English Electric Canberra ⓘ Handley Page Hampden ⓘ Vickers Valiant bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Valiant
Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| branchRole | air warfare ⓘ |
| category |
Royal Air Force bomber squadrons
ⓘ
military units and formations of the United Kingdom in World War II ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| domain | military aviation ⓘ |
| equipment |
heavy bombers
ⓘ
medium bombers ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | base ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
No. 49 Squadron RAF
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
No. 49 Squadron
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| hasNumericDesignation | 49 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryUnitSize | squadron ⓘ |
| notableCapability |
long‑range bombing
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precision bombing ⓘ |
| notableMissionType |
daylight bombing
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night bombing ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
special operations
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| notableTheatre |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
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| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| role | bomber ⓘ |
| service | Bomber Command ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom armed forces
|
| serviceHistory |
conducted special operations missions during World War II
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participated in strategic bombing campaign over Germany ⓘ served prominently during World War II ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
No. 49 Squadron