No. 44 Squadron RAAF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_personnel
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Consolidated_Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Unit_Citation_for_Gallantry
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAAF_Base_Williamtown
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAAF_Base_Amberley
gptkbp:historical_significance First Australian squadron to operate heavy bombers.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 44 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Strangle
gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Operation_Oboe
Operation Market Garden.
Operation Overlord.
Operation Pheasant.
Operation Dragoon.
Operation Anvil.
Operation Avalanche.
Operation Baytown.
Operation Bluecoat.
Operation Boomerang.
Operation Carpetbagger.
Operation Charnwood.
Operation Chastise.
Operation Crossbow.
Operation Epsom.
Operation Goodwood.
Operation Husky.
Operation Jericho.
Operation Kinetic.
Operation Kookaburra.
Operation Manna.
Operation Neptune.
Operation Shingle.
Operation Supercharge.
Operation Tidal Wave.
Operation Torch.
Operation Totalize.
Operation Tractable.
Operation Varsity.
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fortis_et_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Kangaroos
gptkbp:notable_operations Bombing raids over Japan
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Theatre
1942-1946
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:No._5_Group_RAAF
gptkbp:reform 1950
gptkbp:role Bomber
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._44_Wing_RAAF