Fifty Squadron
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Fifty Squadron was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron that served notably during both World Wars, particularly in strategic bombing operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 50 Squadron RAF | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avro Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol F.2 Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Hampden NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Heyford NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| badge | a swan volant ⓘ |
| basedAt |
RAF Skellingthorpe during World War II
ⓘ
RAF Waddington during World War II ⓘ |
| commandStructure | RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedAt | RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedOn | 31 March 1984 ⓘ |
| equipmentRole |
jet bomber unit (Canberra era)
ⓘ
nuclear-capable bomber (Valiant era) ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Skellingthorpe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| motto | From Defence to Attack ⓘ |
| nickname | Fifty Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
night bombing operations over occupied Europe
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operations in support of Bomber Command offensive ⓘ strategic bombing campaign over Germany in the Second World War ⓘ |
| partOf | No. 5 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
bomber squadron
ⓘ
heavy bomber squadron ⓘ strategic bombing unit ⓘ |
| service |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd |
1984
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post–Second World War period ⓘ |
| serviceEntry |
1916
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World War I era ⓘ |
| theatre |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.