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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron
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bomber squadron ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Lockheed Ventura
NERFINISHED
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de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
light bomber
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medium bomber ⓘ |
| airForce |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
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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
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surface form:
Second World War
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| cooperatedWith |
Royal Air Force squadrons
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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occupied France ⓘ occupied Netherlands ⓘ |
| operatedUnderCommandOf | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalTheatre |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
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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
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military installations ⓘ prison facilities ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| type | bomber unit ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.