No. 106 Squadron RAF

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No. 106 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron that served prominently during the Second World War, flying heavy bombers in strategic bombing operations over Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron
bomber squadron
aircraftCategory heavy bomber aircraft
aircraftRole heavy bomber
aircraftUsed Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Avro Lancaster
Handley Page Hampden
Vickers Wellington
airForceRole offensive air operations
allegiance Allies of World War II
alliance Royal Air Force
basedIn England
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
engagedIn bombing operations over Germany
bombing operations over occupied Europe
engagementType strategic bombing campaign over Europe
era 20th century
forceType strategic air force component
garrison RAF Coningsby
RAF Finningley
RAF Metheringham
RAF Waddington
historicalSignificance prominent RAF bomber squadron in WWII
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
notableCommander Guy Gibson
notableOperationType night raids over Europe
operatedBy Bomber Command
operationalStatusDuringWWII front-line bomber unit
partOf No. 5 Group RAF
primaryMission strategic bombing of Germany
primaryTargetType industrial targets
military installations
transport infrastructure
role night bombing
strategic bombing
service Royal Air Force Bomber Command
serviceBranchType air force
serviceType combat unit
theatre European theatre of World War II
usedTactics area bombing
precision bombing (relative for period)
usedWeaponType conventional bombs

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Avro Manchester operator No. 106 Squadron RAF
Guy Penrose Gibson memberOf No. 106 Squadron RAF