No. 496 Squadron RAAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._496_Squadron_RAAF
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAAF_Base_Amberley
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Boeing_737-700
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAAF_Base_Richmond
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 496 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:motto “ We Deliver”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Transporters”
gptkbp:notable_operations Transport of troops and supplies
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:No._84_Wing_RAAF
gptkbp:primary_function gptkb:public_transportation_system
gptkbp:role gptkb:public_transportation_system
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._36_Squadron_RAAF