No. 144 Squadron RAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._144_Squadron_RAF

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years	1918-1919 1939-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Boeing_P-8_Poseidon gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire gptkb:Airbus_H135 gptkb:Merlin_helicopter gptkb:Boeing_CH-47_Chinook gptkb:Boeing_707 gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:Airbus_H145 gptkb:Chinook_helicopter gptkb:Agusta_Westland_AW101 gptkb:Bell_429_helicopter gptkb:Sikorsky_CH-53_helicopter gptkb:Sikorsky_S-76_helicopter gptkb:Sikorsky_S-92_helicopter gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:Bell_212_helicopter gptkb:Airbus gptkb:Bell_206_helicopter gptkb:Boeing_737 gptkb:Airbus_A400_M_Atlas gptkb:Agusta_Westland_AW139 gptkb:Eurocopter_AS350_Écureuil gptkb:Avro_Lancaster gptkb:Wildcat_helicopter gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon gptkb:helicopter
gptkbp:base	gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkbp:disbanded	gptkb:1957 1945
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:RAF_Wittering
gptkbp:historical_significance	First squadron to use the Spitfire in combat.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 144 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:insignia	A cheetah.
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Cheetahs
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._M._M._Mc_Cudden gptkb:Wing_Commander_Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:Group_Captain_Sir_Douglas_Bader gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Cudden
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:reformed	gptkb:2014 1946
gptkbp:role	Air Support Fighter squadron
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Group_Captain_Johnnie_Johnson
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6