No. 462 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 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_personnel
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Consolidated_Liberator
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B._I
gptkb:automobile
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_G_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B._III
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_E_Flying_Fortress
Douglas Dakota
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Unit_Citation_for_Gallantry
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Faldingworth
gptkb:RAF_Elsham_Wolds
gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkb:RAF_Binbrook
gptkb:RAF_Driffield
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:end_date 1945-05-08
gptkbp:engagements Bombing raids over Germany
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theatre_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-04-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to the bombing campaign in Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 462 Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Kangaroo emblem
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
gptkbp:mission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike and Return
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Kangaroos
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:role Bomber squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._462_Squadron_RAAF_(Reserve)