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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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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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1940-present
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Dassault_Mirage_III
gptkb:star
Fighter jets
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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:military_officer
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:1990
1945
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Pretoria
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gptkbp:historical_role
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Air superiority
Close air support
Strategic bombing
Ground attack
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First South African squadron to operate jet aircraft.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 49 Squadron SAAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron badge
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gptkbp:mission
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Air defense
Reconnaissance
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Fly to Serve”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Cheetahs
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Border_War
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:1997
1947
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:battle
Disaster relief
Search and rescue
Air patrols
Humanitarian missions
Peacekeeping missions
Medical evacuation
Surveillance missions
Counter-insurgency operations
Training missions
Transport operations
VIP transport
Joint exercises with other nations.
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gptkbp:squadrons
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49
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