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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster
Over 10,000 hours
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
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gptkbp:base
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RAF East Wretham
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gptkbp:combat_sorties
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Over 1,000 sorties
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gptkbp:commander
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Wing Commander Jiri Karel
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gptkbp:consecration_date
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1946-01-01
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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7 members
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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gptkb:Czechoslovak_Air_Force
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gptkbp:current_status
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gptkb:Inactive
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-09-30
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B._III
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1940-07-01
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gptkbp:has_airport
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gptkb:RAF_Scampton
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Czechoslovak contribution to the RAF
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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311 Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Czechoslovak lion
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gptkbp:mission
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Bombing raids over Germany
Transport missions in post-war Europe
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fly to Serve
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gptkbp:nickname
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Czechoslovak Squadron
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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gptkb:Operation_Chastise
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Dambusters_Raid
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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Czechoslovak personnel
Flight Lieutenant Frantisek Fajtl
Flight Lieutenant Jiri Karel
Pilot Officer Jan Macha
Squadron Leader Karel Janousek
Wing Commander Jan Kubiš
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gptkbp:operational_history
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Strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theatre_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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bomber squadron
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gptkbp:squadron_history
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Czechoslovak pilots in WWII
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:No._4_Group_RAF
Czechoslovak national colors
No. 311 and No. 57 Squadrons
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._57_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Pilot_training
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Tactical_Air_Force_Wing_31
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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