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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
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gptkbp:active_years
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:starship
Bomber aircraft
Approximately 100 personnel
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Dispatches
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RCAF_Station_Bagotville
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Wing_Commander_R._A._Mc_Donald
Squadron Leader A. H. Mc Donald
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-08-01
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
Northwest Europe
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1942-07-01
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:RCAF_Station_Debert
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Contributed to the Allied victory in WWII
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gptkbp:home_ground
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Approximately 200 personnel
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 479 Squadron RCAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron badge
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:mission
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Air superiority
Ground attack
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Wolf_Pack
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:part_of
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No. 4 Group RCAF
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gptkbp:role
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Fighter squadron
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
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gptkbp:squadrons
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Conducted reconnaissance missions.
Engaged in air-to-air combat.
Supported ground troops during operations.
Participated in post-war operations.
Participated in strategic bombing missions.
Involved in training missions post-disbandment.
Provided air cover for naval operations.
Transitioned to peacetime roles.
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._440_Squadron_RCAF
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:RCAF_Station_Trenton
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