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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
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gptkbp:active_years
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1942-present
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Pilatus_PC-12
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Dassault_Falcon_900
fixed-wing aircraft
rotary-wing aircraft
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Air_Force_Base_Waterkloof
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gptkbp:collaborates_with
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gptkb:Southern_African_Development_Community
gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:United_Nations
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Pretoria
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Operation_Mistral_II
gptkb:Operation_Umbrella
gptkb:Operation_Copper
gptkb:Operation_Mistral
Operation Boleas
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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participated in World War II
participated in peacekeeping missions
participated in the Korean War
operated in various African conflicts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 40 Squadron SAAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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squadron badge
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Fly to Serve”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The Flying Cheetahs”
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gptkbp:operational_area
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Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
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gptkbp:operational_status
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active
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reform
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1946
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:battle
transport and logistics
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gptkbp:supports
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humanitarian missions
disaster relief
medical evacuation
VIP transport
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
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