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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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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:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Airbus_A400_M_Atlas
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:current_status
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active
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1946
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-12-01
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gptkbp:formation_date
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gptkb:1940
1940-07-01
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 257 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron badge
Squadron Badge
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gptkbp:is_tasked_with
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gptkb:Joint_Operations
gptkb:logistics
gptkb:humanitarian_aid
Disaster Relief
Air Mobility Operations
Strategic Airlift
Airborne Operations
Cargo Transport
Counter-Terrorism Operations
Reconnaissance Missions
Peacekeeping Missions
Medical Evacuation
International Exercises
Training Missions
Surveillance Missions
Support to Civil Authorities
Evacuation Operations
Transport of Troops
Transport of Vehicles
Air Support Operations
Personnel Transport
Transport of Equipment
Transport of Humanitarian Aid
Transport of Supplies
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkb:The_Flying_Cheetahs
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Flight_Lieutenant_J._A._M._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Group_Captain_J._A._M._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Pilot_Officer_J._A._M._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Squadron_Leader_J._A._M._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:operational_history
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gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reformed
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1951
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:transportation
Fighter squadron
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gptkbp:squadrons
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Transport Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._257_Squadron_RAF_(reformed)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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