No. 44 (Reserve) Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._44_Service_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
gptkb:Panavia_Tornado
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Phantom_II
gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon
multirole fighter
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Reserves
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Leuchars
gptkb:RAF_Valley
gptkb:RAF_Leeming
gptkb:RAF_Coningsby
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formation_date 1 April 1916
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 44 (Reserve) Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:is_active_in 1916
gptkbp:motto gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Can Openers
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:NATO_air_policing
UN missions
NATO missions
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:reform 1951
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:military_unit
has a strong community presence
has a rich heritage
participated in Operation Shader
participated in the Battle of Britain
participated in the Gulf War
participated in the Iraq War
participated in the War in Afghanistan
first squadron to use the Spitfire
first squadron to use the Typhoon
participated in the Kosovo War
first squadron to use the Tornado
has a commitment to training future pilots
has a role in international security
has a role in national defense
longest-serving squadron in the RAF
gptkbp:training pilot training