No. 305 Squadron RAF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:Fairey_Battle
gptkb:North_American_Mitchell
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(UK)
Polish Air Force Medal
Polish Cross of Valour
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:RAF_Hemswell
gptkb:RAF_Ahlhorn
gptkb:RAF_Swanton_Morley
gptkb:RAF_Lasham
gptkb:RAF_Hartford_Bridge
gptkb:RAF_Bramcote
RAF Brussels-Melsbroek
RAF Faldingworth
RAF Ingham
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ruhr
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhineland
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_Germany
gptkbp:composedOf Polish airmen
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 6 January 1947
gptkbp:emblem white eagle with a sword and shield
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:formedIn 29 August 1940
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 305 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:lastBase RAF Faldingworth
gptkbp:motto Za wolność naszą i waszą (For our freedom and yours)
gptkbp:nickname Ziemia Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) Squadron
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Wacław_Makowski
Stanisław Blok
Zygmunt Bieńkowski
gptkbp:notableOperation intruder missions over occupied Europe
night bombing raids over Germany
support for D-Day landings
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_exile
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkb:RAF_Second_Tactical_Air_Force
gptkbp:role bomber squadron
night intruder squadron
gptkbp:squadron_code PK
SM
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polskie_Siły_Powietrzne_na_Zachodzie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6