No. 461 Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._461_Squadron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RCAF_Station_St._Hubert
gptkbp:active_years	1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:noble_title gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Consolidated_Liberator gptkb:Boeing_B-24_Liberator gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter gptkb:Avro_Anson gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B._I gptkb:automobile gptkb:Boeing_B-17_G_Flying_Fortress gptkb:Short_Stirling gptkb:starship gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B._III Douglas Dakota
gptkbp:arrangements	Over 1,000
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:base	gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_Base_Amberley
gptkbp:bomb_load	Over 3,000 tons
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1945-11-01
gptkbp:formation_date	1942-03-01
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:RAF_Waddington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 461 Squadron
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:Black_Cat_emblem
gptkbp:involved_units	gptkb:No._460_Squadron_RAAF gptkb:No._463_Squadron_RAAF gptkb:No._464_Squadron_RAAF gptkb:No._467_Squadron_RAAF gptkb:No._5_Group_RAF gptkb:No._100_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:mission	1945-04-25 Strategic bombing 1942-05-01
gptkbp:motto	Strike and Return
gptkbp:nickname	The Black Cats
gptkbp:operational_area	gptkb:European_Theatre_of_Operations
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:role	Bomber squadron
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:No._462_Squadron_RAAF