No. 57 Squadron RAF
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No. 57 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit with a long operational history, notably active in bomber and training roles across both World Wars and the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 57 Squadron RAF canonical | 1 |
| No. 57 Squadron RAF (historically) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Airco DH.4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Airco DH.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Avro Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Grob Tutor (training role) NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Hampden NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter (training role) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jet Provost (training role) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coldWarRole | bomber squadron with jet aircraft ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emblem | a winged lion rampant holding a sword (squadron badge) ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| formedAs | No. 57 Squadron RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Cranwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF East Kirkby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Scampton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Wyton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattleHonour |
France and Germany 1944–1945
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Germany 1940–1945 ⓘ Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front 1917–1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterRole |
elementary flying training
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flying training ⓘ university air squadron support / training ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| motto | “Corpus non animum muto” ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | “I change my body, not my spirit” ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
night bombing raids with Avro Lancasters
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strategic bombing offensive over Germany in World War II ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
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No. 3 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
bomber squadron
ⓘ
training squadron ⓘ |
| service |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active (training role, 21st century) ⓘ |
| worldWarIIrole | heavy bomber squadron ⓘ |
| worldWarIrole |
army co‑operation
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light bombing ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
No. 57 Squadron RAF (historically)