No. 117 Squadron RAAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._117_Squadron_RAAF

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years	1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire gptkb:F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:Boeing_CH-47_Chinook gptkb:Bell_AH-1_Cobra gptkb:Boeing_707 gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Airbus_H145 gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_C-130_Hercules gptkb:Sikorsky_S-76 gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Sikorsky_S-92 gptkb:Leonardo_AW169 gptkb:Airbus_A330_MRTT gptkb:Bell_206_Jet_Ranger gptkb:Boeing_737 gptkb:Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter gptkb:Beechcraft_King_Air gptkb:Bell_429 gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk gptkb:Bell_412 gptkb:Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy gptkb:Pilatus_PC-9 gptkb:Sikorsky_CH-53_Sea_Stallion gptkb:Agusta_A109 gptkb:Agusta_Westland_AW139 gptkb:Eurocopter_AS350_Écureuil gptkb:Avro_Lancaster gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet Robinson R44 Eurocopter EC135
gptkbp:base	gptkb:RAAF_Base_Williamtown
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1945-11-01
gptkbp:formation_date	1942-04-01
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:New_South_Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 117 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:insignia	Kangaroo emblem
gptkbp:motto	Strike and Destroy
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Kangaroos
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:Wing_Commander_John_W._W._Mc_Donald Wing Commander William A. H. Mc Donald
gptkbp:primary_function	Air defense
gptkbp:role	Fighter squadron
gptkbp:squadron_history	gptkb:No._1_Squadron_RAAF
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:No._2_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAAF
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:No._65_Squadron_RAAF gptkb:No._92_Squadron_RAAF gptkb:No._86_Wing_RAAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6