No. 487 Squadron RNZAF

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No. 487 Squadron RNZAF was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber unit in World War II, noted for its daring low-level precision raids over occupied Europe.

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instanceOf Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron
bomber squadron
military unit
aircraftOperated Lockheed Ventura NERFINISHED
de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED
aircraftRole light bomber
medium bomber
airForce Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED
allegiance Allies of World War II NERFINISHED
branch Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED
composition predominantly New Zealand aircrew
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
cooperatedWith Royal Air Force squadrons NERFINISHED
other Commonwealth air units
country New Zealand
era World War II
formedAs Article XV squadron NERFINISHED
formedBy Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED
formedUnder Empire Air Training Scheme NERFINISHED
garrisonCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 20th century
missionType daylight raids
intruder operations
low-level bombing
precision bombing
notableFor low-level precision bombing raids over occupied Europe
notableOperation Operation Jericho NERFINISHED
notedFor daring low-level attacks against heavily defended targets
operatedIn occupied Belgium
occupied France
occupied Netherlands
operatedUnderCommandOf Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
operationalTheatre European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED
Northwest Europe NERFINISHED
partOf Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED
primaryOpponents Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
role bomber unit
serviceBranchType air force
status disbanded
targeted German-occupied Europe
targetType enemy airfields
military installations
prison facilities
transport infrastructure
type bomber unit

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Operation Jericho conductedBy No. 487 Squadron RNZAF