No. 48 Squadron RAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._48_Squadron_RAF

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire gptkb:Mitsubishi_Regional_Jet gptkb:Boeing_707 gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:ATR_72 gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:Gloster_Gladiator gptkb:Embraer_E-Jet gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_C-130_J_Super_Hercules gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Airbus_A319 gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190 gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Bombardier_CRJ gptkb:Airbus gptkb:Boeing_737 gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter gptkb:Sukhoi_Superjet_100 gptkb:Boeing_787_Dreamliner gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:Airbus_A400_M_Atlas gptkb:Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker gptkb:Avro_Lancaster gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109 gptkb:Dash_8_Q400 gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon gptkb:Saab_340
gptkbp:base	gptkb:RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1919 1945
gptkbp:formed	1916
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:RAF_Leuchars
gptkbp:historical_significance	First squadron to use the Spitfire in combat.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 48 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:insignia	A winged sword with a blue background.
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:Group_Captain_Sir_Douglas_Bader
gptkbp:notable_operations	gptkb:D-Day_landings gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:operational_status	Active
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
gptkbp:reformed	1936
gptkbp:role	gptkb:special_forces gptkb:Boxer
gptkbp:trophy	A winged sword
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:No._48_Squadron_RFC
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4