No. 46 Squadron SAAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._46_Squadron_SAAF

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkbp:active_years	1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Grumman_Goose gptkb:Cessna_208_Caravan gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules gptkb:Boeing_Stearman gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Pilatus_PC-12 gptkb:noble_title gptkb:Beechcraft_Bonanza gptkb:Beechcraft_Baron gptkb:Piper_Navajo gptkb:Piper_Cub_J-3 gptkb:Piper_Cherokee gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Piper_Cub gptkb:Mooney_M20 gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter gptkb:Beechcraft_King_Air gptkb:Cessna_Citation gptkb:Cessna_340 gptkb:Cessna_310 gptkb:Cessna_150 gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk gptkb:Piper_Aztec gptkb:automobile gptkb:Piper_Seneca gptkb:starship gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109 gptkb:star Piper Meridian Douglas Dakota Cirrus S R22 Diamond D A40 Diamond D A62
gptkbp:base	gptkb:Air_Force_Base_Waterkloof
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_J._M._M._van_der_Merwe
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1945
gptkbp:formation_date	1943
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:historical_significance	first South African squadron to operate in Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 46 Squadron SAAF
gptkbp:insignia	Squadron badge
gptkbp:mission	air superiority
gptkbp:motto	“ We Fly to Fight”
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Cheetahs
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkbp:role	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:No._46_Squadron_SAAF_(reformed)