No. 104 Squadron RAF
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No. 104 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit that served notably during both World Wars, conducting strategic bombing and other operational missions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
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bomber squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Avro Lancaster (late/post‑war association in some sources)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Consolidated B-24 Liberator NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page O/400 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
bombing of lines of communication
ⓘ
strategic bombing of enemy industrial targets ⓘ support of Allied ground offensives ⓘ |
| era |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison |
airfields in Italy (World War II)
ⓘ
airfields in North Africa (World War II) ⓘ various RAF stations in the United Kingdom (different periods) ⓘ |
| higherFormation |
Bomber Command (periods of World War II)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East Command (periods of World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of RAF bomber squadron active in both World Wars ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| missionType |
interdiction missions
ⓘ
night bombing raids ⓘ strategic bombing missions ⓘ support to ground forces ⓘ tactical bombing missions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long‑range bombing operations
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participation in both World Wars ⓘ |
| notableOperationType |
night bombing operations
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strategic bombing ⓘ |
| operationalFocus |
long‑range bombing of Axis targets
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night strategic bombing in the Mediterranean theatre ⓘ |
| operationalTheatre |
European theatre of World War I
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ⓘ
Italian campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force order of battle in both World Wars ⓘ |
| role | bomber ⓘ |
| service |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps (historical origin context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | heavy bomber operations for the RAF ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | heavy bomber unit ⓘ |
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