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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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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Lancaster_B._I
Heavy bomber
Canadian personnel
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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:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater
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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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gptkb:Dambusters_raid
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_operations
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Bombing raids over Germany
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gptkbp:operational_status
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gptkb:Inactive
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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:squadrons
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gptkb:No._100_Squadron_RCAF
497
Annual gatherings
Commemorative events
Honored in Canadian history
Advanced flight training
Recognized for bravery
Memorials in Canada
Deployed to Europe
Maple leaf emblem
Part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Collaborated with RAF squadrons
Published history of the squadron
Influence on post-war Canadian aviation
Over 1,000 aircrew members
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._419_Squadron_RCAF
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