No. 9 Squadron RAF
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No. 9 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force bomber unit historically notable for its World War II operations, including precision attacks using heavy ordnance such as the Tallboy bomb.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. IX (B) Squadron RAF (historically) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
ⓘ
bomber squadron ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWith | RAF Bomber Command offensive ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipmentClass |
heavy bombers
ⓘ
large-capacity bombs ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
high-precision bombing missions
ⓘ
use of specialized heavy ordnance ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryBranchRole | offensive air operations ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | flying squadron ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | specialized in precision bombing with large ordnance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
precision attacks using heavy ordnance
ⓘ
use of Tallboy bombs ⓘ |
| notableOperationType | precision attacks on high-value targets ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft | Avro Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedWeapon | Tallboy bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| role |
precision bombing
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ |
| service | Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchFunction | strategic air campaign ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | operational during World War II ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | heavy bomber unit ⓘ |
| usedOrdnanceType |
earthquake bombs
ⓘ
heavy bombs ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
No. IX (B) Squadron RAF (historically)