303 Squadron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkbp:battleHonours Battle of Britain
France and Germany 1944-1945
Western Europe 1940-1945
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Jan_Zumbach
gptkb:Zdzisław_Krasnodębski
gptkb:Witold_Urbanowicz
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Cross_of_Valour
gptkb:Virtuti_Militari
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:emblem Kosciuszko Squadron badge
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:No._303_Polish_Fighter_Squadron
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 303 Squadron
gptkbp:language English
Polish
gptkbp:legacy subject of books and films
gptkbp:motto Za wolność naszą i waszą (For our freedom and yours)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Kosciuszko_Squadron
gptkbp:notableEvent credited with 126 enemy aircraft destroyed during Battle of Britain
first operational sortie 31 August 1940
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Britain
highest number of kills during Battle of Britain among RAF squadrons
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Jan_Zumbach
gptkb:Stanisław_Skalski
gptkb:Josef_František
gptkb:Witold_Łokuciewski
gptkb:Mirosław_Ferić
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_exile
gptkbp:operationalTheatre gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_Great_Britain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:subjectOf 303 Squadron (film)
Hurricane (2018 film)
Squadron 303 (book)
gptkbp:symbol Kosciuszko insignia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siły_Powietrzne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6