No. 1493 (Fighter) Flight RAF

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years gptkb:1940
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_I
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials and history records
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployment Various locations in Europe
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-07-01
Post-war restructuring
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkbp:formation_date 1940-06-01
gptkbp:has_achievements Contributed to air defense
gptkbp:has_units RAF insignia
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkb:Northolt,_England
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_role Defensive operations
gptkbp:historical_significance Defended British airspace
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 1493 (Fighter) Flight RAF
gptkbp:insignia RAF roundel
gptkbp:involved Pilots and ground crew
gptkbp:legacy Part of RAF history
gptkbp:mission Post-war duties
Protect UK airspace
gptkbp:motto gptkb:None
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Captain
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:primary_mission Air superiority
Ground attack
gptkbp:recognition Commendations during service
gptkbp:role gptkb:Boxer
gptkbp:service_history Active from 1940 to 1945
gptkbp:successor No. 1493 (Fighter) Squadron RAF
gptkbp:tradition RAF traditions
gptkbp:type Fighter unit
gptkbp:unit_history Formed during WWII
gptkbp:unit_reformation No reformation after disbandment
gptkbp:unit_type Fighter flight
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Tangmere
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6