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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:Allied_Forces
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Air_Force_Base_Waterkloof
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lt._Col._J._M._M._van_der_Merwe
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Pretoria
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Contributed to air superiority in WWII.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 48 Squadron SAAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:dinosaur
Cheetah emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Fly to Serve”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The Flying Cheetahs”
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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Reconnaissance missions
Ground support missions
Escort missions
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._van_der_Merwe
gptkb:rocket
Reconnaissance
Close Air Support
Ground Attack
Established in 1943, disbanded in 1945.
Fighter Interceptor
Active Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._2_Squadron_SAAF
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