No. 500 Squadron RAF

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim
gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kent
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Medal
gptkbp:badge A white horse rampant
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Italy 1943–1945
North Africa 1942–1943
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:category Military units and formations disestablished in 1957
Military units and formations established in 1931
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 10 June 1957
gptkbp:formed 16 March 1931
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:RAF_Stornoway
gptkb:RAF_La_Sénia
gptkb:RAF_West_Malling
gptkb:RAF_Hurn
gptkb:RAF_Manston
gptkb:RAF_Detling
gptkb:RAF_Foggia
gptkb:RAF_Maison_Blanche
gptkb:RAF_Gibraltar
gptkb:RAF_Treviso
RAF Peretola
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 500 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:identificationCode GJ (1946–1957)
MK (1939–1945)
gptkbp:motto Quo fata vocant
gptkbp:nickname County of Kent Squadron
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._S._Shorthouse
Squadron Leader J. R. B. Meiklejohn
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Auxiliary_Air_Force
gptkbp:recognizedBy A white horse rampant
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
Reconnaissance
Light bomber
Coastal patrol
gptkbp:type Auxiliary Air Force squadron
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_submarine_U-331
gptkb:RAF_Detling
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7