No. 76 Squadron RAF
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No. 76 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber and later transport unit that served notably during the Second World War, operating various aircraft types on missions in Europe and beyond.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Handley Page Halifax NERFINISHED ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Royal Air Force bomber squadrons
ⓘ
Royal Air Force transport squadrons ⓘ |
| commandStructure | RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
night raids on industrial targets
ⓘ
support of Allied strategic bombing offensive ⓘ |
| engagement |
bombing operations over Germany
ⓘ
bombing operations over occupied Europe ⓘ |
| equipment |
heavy bombers
ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Linton-on-Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Middleton St George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| laterRole | transport support ⓘ |
| missionType |
night bombing
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ transport missions ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | operations as a Halifax bomber squadron in WWII ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | World War II bomber operations ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalRoleChange | converted from bomber to transport duties ⓘ |
| operationalScope | Europe and beyond ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| partOf | No. 4 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
bomber squadron
ⓘ
transport squadron ⓘ |
| service | Royal Flying Corps predecessor formations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | military aviation unit ⓘ |
| theatre |
North-West Europe bombing campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | front-line operational squadron ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Vickers Wellesley
subject surface form:
Vickers Wellesley