No. 427 Squadron RCAF

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_(WWII)
gptkb:Bell_CH-146_Griffon
gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax_(WWII)
gptkb:Lockheed_CC-130_Hercules
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:basedIn gptkb:RAF_Croft_(WWII)
gptkb:RAF_Leeming_(WWII)
CFB Petawawa (current)
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Rhine
gptkb:Normandy_1944
gptkb:Berlin_1943-44
gptkb:Biscay_1943-44
gptkb:Biscay_Ports
gptkb:English_Channel_and_North_Sea_1943-45
gptkb:Fortress_Europe_1942-44
gptkb:German_Ports
gptkb:Mediterranean_1943
gptkb:Ruhr_1943-45
Sicily 1943
France and Germany 1944-45
Italy 1943-44
Arctic 1942-45
Baltic 1944-45
South-East Europe 1944
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded 1 June 1946
gptkbp:emblem lion passant guardant
gptkbp:formed 7 November 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:CFB_Petawawa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 427 Squadron RCAF
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Ferte_Manus_Certas_(Strike_Sure_Hands)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lion_Squadron
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:W/C_R._M._Hanbury
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Canadian_Special_Operations_Forces_Command
gptkb:1_Wing
gptkbp:primaryMission support Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
gptkbp:reformed 1 August 1962
gptkbp:role special operations aviation
bomber squadron (historical)
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/squadrons/427-squadron.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._6_Group_RCAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6