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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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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:Avro_Lancaster
gptkb:Lancaster_B._I
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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Heavy bomber
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gptkbp:arrangements
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Over 1,000
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gptkbp:awards
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Distinguished Flying Cross recipients
Significant contributions to WWII
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
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gptkbp:bomb_load
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Thousands of tons
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-04-01
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Yorkshire,_England
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Contributed to the Allied bombing campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 497 Squadron RCAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron badge
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gptkbp:mission
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1945-05-01
1943-06-01
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Canadians
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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gptkb:Dambusters_raid
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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Bombing raids over Germany
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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Canadian personnel
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gptkbp:operational_status
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gptkb:Inactive
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:No._4_Group_RAF
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gptkbp:role
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Bomber squadron
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gptkbp:squadron_history
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Commemorative events
Honored in Canadian history
Part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Published history of the squadron
Influence on post-war Canadian aviation
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gptkbp:squadron_memorial
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Memorials in Canada
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:No._100_Squadron_RCAF
497
Annual gatherings
Advanced flight training
Recognized for bravery
Deployed to Europe
Maple leaf emblem
Collaborated with RAF squadrons
Over 1,000 aircrew members
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._419_Squadron_RCAF
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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