No. 475 Squadron RCAF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:noble_title
Heavy bombers
Medium bombers
Approximately 100 personnel
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Dispatches
gptkbp:base gptkb:RCAF_Station_Rockcliffe
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:country gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Part of Canadian military history
gptkbp:disbandment_date 15 January 1946
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theatre
gptkbp:formation_date 1 September 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario
gptkbp:historical_event Maintained by Library and Archives Canada
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to Allied victory in WWII
gptkbp:home_ground Approximately 50 personnel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 475 Squadron RCAF
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorial at RCAF Rockcliffe
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future RCAF squadrons
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
Bombing raids over Germany
gptkbp:motto Vigilance
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Fortress Squadron
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Pilot_Officer_Andrew_Charles
Flight Lieutenant James Wilson
Flight Lieutenant Robert Mc Culloch
Squadron Leader John Smith
Wing Commander George Brown
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:No._6_Group_RCAF
gptkbp:reunion Annual squadron reunion
gptkbp:role Reconnaissance
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._405_Squadron_RCAF
gptkbp:training Pilot training programs