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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
Mentioned in Dispatches
Battle Honours
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Northolt
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Wing_Commander_John_Smith
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1940-07-01
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1945-11-01
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
D-Day landings
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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gptkb:Boeing_P-26_Peashooter
gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkb:De_Havilland_Vampire
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Boeing_747
gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Avro Lancaster
Gloster Meteor
Douglas A-20 Havoc
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Short Stirling
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Supported ground troops
Participated in air raids
Intercepted enemy aircraft
Defended_UK_airspace
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fighter Squadron 271
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gptkbp:insignia
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Eagle emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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In Omnia Paratus
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Eagles
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Squadron_Leader_Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Wing_Commander_Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Flight_Lieutenant_John_Smith
gptkb:Group_Captain_Douglas_Bader
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Disbanded
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Air superiority
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gptkbp:reform
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No. 271 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:role
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fighter
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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Ground attack
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gptkbp:successor
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No. 271 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:training
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Pilot training
Combat training
Tactical training
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