No. 49 Squadron RAAF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
Over 10,000 hours
Various fighter aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:No._10_Group_RAAF
gptkbp:awards gptkb:electricity
Numerous combat missions
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAAF_Base_Pearce
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:current_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAAF_Base_Williamtown
gptkbp:historical_role Defended Australian airspace
gptkbp:historical_significance First Australian squadron to operate Spitfires
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 49 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:losses Over 50 aircraft
gptkbp:motto gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting Four-Nine
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Group_Captain_Sir_Richard_Williams
Conducted training for pilots
gptkbp:operational_history Participated in air defense during WWII
gptkbp:operational_period 1940-1946
gptkbp:operational_theater Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:military_defense
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:RAAF_Fighter_Command
gptkbp:reformed 1950
gptkbp:role gptkb:Boxer
gptkbp:squadron_history Influenced future RAAF squadrons
Maintained traditions of RAAF
Part of RAAF history
Rich history in RAAF
gptkbp:squadron_memorial Memorial for fallen members
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:fighter_aircraft
49
Emblem of the squadron
Regularly holds reunions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._49_Squadron_RAAF_(Reserve)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4